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East Coast Dredger Heads West - Part II
February 2009 by David Shackleton
I wandered back across the river, wading through the rapids and slipping at least three more times. I couldn’t believe how slick these rocks were! Once on the other side, I sat down for a few moments to review my plan of attack and lick my wounds.
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2000 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
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ICMJ congratulates this year's inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame.
ICMJ congratulates this year's inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame.
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June 2006
Bolivia’s plan to nationalize its natural gas industry and exert greater state control over all of its natural resources has North American mining companies fretting over their future prospects extracting the nation’s rich resources of gold, silver and tin.
Bolivia’s plan to nationalize its natural gas industry and exert greater state control over all of its natural resources has North American mining companies fretting over their future prospects extracting the nation’s rich resources of gold, silver and tin.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
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• FWS to delist gray wolf
• Miners need to be heard on wilderness bills
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• FWS to delist gray wolf
• Miners need to be heard on wilderness bills
• HR 2016
Legislative and Regulatory Update
January 2007
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• Karuk settlement forthcoming
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My wife and I spent three years laying the groundwork to build a processing mill for gold, silver, lead and some zinc in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Northern Mexico, in the state of Sonora. In this installment, I describe how we purchased the land to build the new mill.
My wife and I spent three years laying the groundwork to build a processing mill for gold, silver, lead and some zinc in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Northern Mexico, in the state of Sonora. In this installment, I describe how we purchased the land to build the new mill.
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