GOP Chairmen Ask Gore to Recuse Himself From Roadless Plan

July 2000 by Associated Press

A Father’s Day to Remember: 24,000 Ounces Gold in Quartz

October 2018

Father’s Day in Australia was on September 2, and it’s a day a group of miners from “down under” won’t soon forget.

For a Few Specks of Gold

June 2006
The gold at the Ruby Hill Mine is microscopic, specks of specks that amount to a few ounces in every 100 tons of rock. It is embedded hundreds of feet beneath the rocky floor of the high desert, tawny and stubbled with sagebrush, toothy ridges dusted with snow.

The Safety in Tax Deductions for Safety

July 2005
The not-so-silent partner of every small or large mining operation and business, Uncle Sam, has quite a bit to say about how safe the operation should be and how it should operate safely. Although the government rarely funds the rules and regulations that businesses are required to comply with, some relief can often be found in our tax laws.

Melman on Gold & Silver

September 2004
One of the most frequently quoted sayings on Wall Street is that “markets love to climb a wall of worry.” We’re not so sure about the “climbing” part of it...

Legislative and Regulatory Update

May 2008
• Forest Service tries to further restrict mining
• Bills would set more lands off-limits

EPA Chief to Reconsider Paying Claims Over Mine Waste Spill

September 2017

“We feel that we can clean up an area that has been abandoned after 100 years of mining,” Lyon said.

California State & National Gold Panning Championships

October 2016
By the end of the day Sunday there were a lot of tired panners! By then they could have panned more than 14 times to make it to the end. This was not a picnic! 

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