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Exchange Moves to Protect Investors from Mining Scams
March 1999 by Associated Press
Two years after the Bre-X gold mine scandal, the Toronto Stock Exchange proposed dozens of measures February 2 to protect investors from future mining-industry scams.Gold & Fish in Washington
On February 16, 2001, in Olympia, Washington, a very unusual thing happened—prospectors and officials of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) finally engaged in a true dialogue and discovered that they weren’t enemies after all!
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Melman on Gold & Silver
World stock markets recovered from the brink of catastrophe to post sterling performances, based in large part on a one-half percent reduction in the Fed Funds rate enacted by the Federal Reserve Board.
Ophir—Possibly the Best Kept Secret in Alaska—Part II
I knew the nuggets got into the nugget patch somehow, I just had to figure out how and from what direction they came.
San Francisco Mint and US Gold Reserves
In 1717, Sir Isaac Newton, Master of the British Mint, established a fixed price for gold that was equivalent to around US$20.00 per ounce. This price was for bullion gold, refined to a purity of twenty-two karats (.917 fine).
Over the Divide: John A. Miscovich
Mining “giant” John A. Miscovich died August 22, 2014, at the age of 96. He was the well-known inventor of the “Intelligiant” water cannon.
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• Death Valley Find is Apparent Hoax
• Mining Ends in Leadville
• Mine Woes Could Mean Higher Taxes
• The Federal Land Survey System
• The Beer That Saved Goldfield
• Mining Benefits Everyone During Winter Months
• AZ Miners and Minerals Department Threatened with Elimination
• Alaska Minerals Poster Available from BLM
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• Small Mines Bill Clears Committee
• Successful Mineral Property Promotion
• Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part I
• Gold in Moffat County, Colorado
• Forest Service Chief Calls for Mining Moratorium in Montana
• Governor Tells Industry He Will Consider Tax Cuts
• Company Notes
• Gold Mine Becomes "Golden Partner" of California Sesquicentennial
• IBLA Limits Patent to Mineral Rights in Wild & Scenic River Corridors
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Claim Staking Rush Northern Quebec, Canada
• Looking Back
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