Company Notes

April 1999 by Staff

The Bawl Mill

April 2007
• It’s time for a change
• No such thing as a free lunch
• Cold weather interrupts global warming expedition

Melman on Gold & Silver

March 2000
The hoopla is over, the spectacular shows are just a memory. The fact is, we're stuck in the 2000s whether we like it or not! And the sad—or glad—reality is that changing the year's first number from a "one" to a "two" hasn't really changed anything other than giving us oldtimers some minor irritation now and then until we get used to things.

Chavez Eyes Venezuela’s Largest Gold Mine

December 2008
Venezuela announced plans to take over the nation’s largest gold mine, operated by Canada’s Crystallex International Corp., as President Hugo Chavez gradually brings mining operations under state control.

Gold in North Dakota

December 2002
North Dakota, 70,704 square miles in area, is situated on the Great Plains, in the geographic center of the North American continent. It is bounded on the north by Canada.

Idaho Silver Miners Come to Aid of Tsunami Victims

March 2005
The Bunker Hill Mine is doing its part to help tsunami victims by sending crates of bandages impregnated with silver to Indonesia.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

June 2016

• AEMA joins Sage-grouse lawsuit

• People v. Rinehart

Entry-Level Metal Detectors for Gold Prospecting

September 2017

These are entry-level machines designed with gold prospecting in mind and with the ability to handle mineralized ground and see nuggets of a grain or so in size, perhaps smaller.

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