Company Notes

April 1999 by Staff

Silver Demand Driving Mine Production Up—Mexico Remains Number One Producer

July 1999
Worldwide silver production is expected to increase annually, reaching 567 million ounces by 2001, up from 1997 levels of 501.9 million ounces...

Home Office Deductions

May 2013
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced (IR-2013-5) a new, simplified option for those who use a home office, which would apply to owners of home-based mining or prospecting operations and businesses.

Melman on Gold & Silver

October 2019

When one of the major currencies in the world begins to decline steadily, based on monetary history we would expect a bias toward positive movements in the precious metals.

Roll-Front Uranium Deposits

October 2003
If the uranium industry stages a comeback, it will not likely be a mad rush like it was in the 1950s. Except for non-radioactive uranium, most surface and near-surface deposits have been found.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2001
• The next step towards implementing the Wildlands Project
• Former timber lobbyist named to oversee Forest Service

Feds Release Opinion on Planned Mine Under Montana Wilderness

June 2003
A proposed silver and copper mine that would burrow under a wilderness area in northwestern Montana will not affect bull trout, nor will it harm grizzly bears so long as some additional precautions are taken, federal wildlife authorities said.

River Dredging vs. Creek Dredging—Part II

January 2012
While river dredging in fast water, don’t be afraid of being swept out of your dredge hole by the current. If this happens—and it most certainly will in fast water—there is no need to panic. Don’t try to swim against the current because you will waste much energy in an effort to conquer the river. Just let it take you downstream.

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