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BLM Warning About Purchase of Mining Claims on the Internet
November 2004 by Lawrence Dee
In a dramatic reversal of policy the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has posted the following on the huge internet auction house, eBay. Mining claims are currently being offered on eBay with prices ranging into the millions of dollars and apparently the BLM is concerned that many of these claims may not have mineral values that reflect their huge asking prices, be improperly filed, or have one or more of the many other problems that can affect mining claims.Where to Find Gold in Indiana
You might think that gold prospecting techniques are basically the same everywhere, and in many instances you’d be correct. Some geographical locations, however, due to their unique geological conditions, present unusual challenges...
The King Has No Clothes
As green preservationist groups hail their King as he marches down Pennsylvania Avenue loudly proclaiming his land legacy proposals, I am reminded that it once took a child to remind a past king that he had no clothes.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Putting it all together, we have indications that the petroleum price increases could continue and we believe that if that is the case, the impact on precious metals would be positive.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Prospecting for Silver Deposits
In some ways, silver is the forgotten precious metal because it straddles both the world of precious metals and jewelry, while having many important industrial applications like a base metal. The price of silver reflects both the precious metal investment demand as well as the industrial demand.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Critical minerals obtain national security status
• Idaho to take over EPA permitting
Junior Miners and Investors Gather in Canada
Two landmark golden gatherings took place in Vancouver, British Columbia near the end of January, and while they both related to the world of gold, they each had a completely different emphasis.
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The Bawl Mill
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• First Load of Concentrate Leaves Reopened Ruth Mine
• Uranium Industry Enjoys Rebound as Prices Nearly Triple
• Determining the Amount of Gold in a Quartz Specimen
• Placer PGMs in Coon Creek, California
• Getting Your Float Circuit Layout Right
• Pick Up Austria's New Coin—If You Can Lift It
• New Prospecting Guides Available Online
• Police Extend Detention of Newmont Executives
• Picks & Pans—Drywashing and Detecting in Southern California
• Over The Divide—Merwin (Merv) H. Hemp
• The Boludo Placers, Sonora
• The Golden Highway—Placer County
• Northwest Miners Rally a Success
• Mine Threat Just a Stunt to Criticize Land Laws
• MINExpo 2004 Convention Report
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
