Forest Service Chief Calls for Mining Moratorium in Montana

March 1999 by Associated Press

Huge Nugget To Be Auctioned

May 1999
A 56-pound (25-kilogram) nugget belonging to an Australian prospector is 80 percent to 90 percent high-purity gold, University of Southern California scientists confirmed recently.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2004
• The 1872 Mining Law
• Roadless decision due soon
• MSHA Review Commission
• Sage grouse decision due soon

The Tombstone Silver-Lead District, Arizona

April 2016
In 1877, a prospector named Ed Schieffelin discovered silver in “the middle of nowhere” and staked two claims: “Tumbstone” and “Graveyard.” Soon a town and mining district were organized and acquired the name “Tombstone” after making a spelling correction.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

October 2004

Lawsuit to Challenge New Forest Service Regulations

August 2004
The Forest Service has been busy lately, promulgating rules and regulations that will negatively impact small miners and prospectors. Public Lands for the People (PLP) is taking action to put a stop to it.

Lluvia de Oro— A Shower of Gold Awaiting Development in the Sierra Madre—Part I

November 2008
In the silver belt of the Sierra Madre, the Lluvia de Oro was a discovery of gold, found not by the Spaniards of yore, but from an observant Indian a little over a century ago.

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