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Dredging Alternative: High Banking
October 2009 by Chris Ralph
The hope was that a bit of the gold from that famous old pocket mine had worked its way down the slope of the hill and into the gravels Pat and his crew were planning to mine.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California Senator proposes locking up 2.5 million acres with "Wildnerness" designation
• Battle over the rights of people versus fish continues in the Klamath Basin
• Sound science or "fairy tales"
California State Open and US National Gold Panning Championships
One hundred eighty-six panners went through a wild and woolly two days (August 30 & 31 in Foresthill, Calif.) to determine who had the bragging rights of being the best—at least for one year!
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Celebrities take over hearing, and at least one senator is fed up
• Ruling Upholds EPA's authority to address Garcia River, other waterways polluted by runoff
• US Supreme Court: Sokaogon Chippewa can set water standard
• 1872 Mining Law under attack
• Waiting for a decision about 43CFR 3809
Gateway Gold and Jerritt Canyon
Northern Nevada is prime mining territory. In fact, no state has been as mining-friendly as the Silver State and, as a result, mining has made important contributions to that state’s economic development.
U.S. Admits Botching Indian Funds Accounts
...the government has acknowledged in court that it can't provide some account holders...with basic information about their money.
Washington Gold Miners Receive Ecology Award
Representatives from Washington State’s independent, small-scale gold mining community recently accepted an award and a message of gratitude from the leader of the State’s Department of Ecology.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Perhaps the heart of our pro-gold thesis is this consideration: governments are inherently inefficient, they attempt to provide services far beyond their genuine fiscal ability and these trends result in deficit financing, growing debt levels and ultimate “watering” down of currency values.
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The Bawl Mill
• PLP Files Lawsuit to Lift Ban on Suction Dredging
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Bigger Is Not Always Better
• Gold in the Rattlesnake Hills
• The Tonopah Gold and Silver District
• Possible Discovery Sparks New Klondike Gold Rush
• Oregon Miner Challenges Forest Service’s Authority to Regulate Mining
• The Fence
• California State Gold Panning Championships
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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