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Company Looks at Restarting Sunshine Mine
July 2002 by Associated Press
The lights are on again in the Sunshine silver mine as a New Orleans company investigates whether it is profitable to buy the operation.Deadly Explosion Ruled Accidental
A federal investigation shows that the explosion that killed a 42-year-old worker at the Trapper Mine near Craig in August 1999 was an accident.
Ask The Experts: Is this BLM demand legitimate?
Q: The Arizona BLM state office has started sending out registered letters to association placer claim holders...
Melman on Gold & Silver
Well, by the time this issue hits the newsstands or your mailboxes, the New Year of 2013 will be upon us, and it seems worthwhile to take a look at important recent trends that are likely to extend into the coming twelve month period.
Gold Tellurides: Tellurium, an Assay Impurity
What is a gold telluride? Simply put, it is a chemical combination of gold, silver and tellurium...
Ghost Towns of Washington County, Utah
As people race by on Interstate 15 through the southwestern portion of Utah, they miss many relics of early silver mining and agricultural days hidden just off the freeway. Washington County had a rich mining and farming history dating back to Civil War times, and there are some that believe it still holds some hope for future mining.
Mining Battle Case Under Advisement
Two weeks of sometimes-heated testimony have ended in a case that pits Cyprus Amax Minerals against opponents who want to prevent the company from mining ore from a central Colorado mountain.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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