GPS Speeds Filing of Claims in Alaska

July 2000 by Staff

Ask The Experts

May 2016

• Can I get advice on a hard rock property in Calaveras County, California?

Which Specific Gravity Test Works Best?

August 2011
Have you ever wondered how accurate specific gravity tests are in determining the amount of gold in a specimen?

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

August 2007

PLP Interim Rule Raffle

February 2005
The Forest Service issued an Interim Rule on July 9, 2004, to require a Notice of Intent or Plan for mining activities that cause little or no disturbance to public lands under Forest Service jurisdiction.

Melman on Gold & Silver

April 2010
...the Obama Administration continues to grapple with the reality that the number of Americans who are growing disenchanted with government solutions to problems appears to be growing.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2000
• Inter-department letter, Forest Supervisor to Regional Forester seeks assistance in segregating a significant area of the San Bernardino National Forest from mineral entry.
• Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) stopped in Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
• Forest Service meetings on Roadless Initiative have ended and the comment period closed December 20, but we have been advised that the public will have another opportunity for input.
• On November 8, the BLM held a hearing in Placerville, California, regarding withdrawal of 3,368.85 acres of public land along the South Fork of the American River.

Reserves and Resources Explained

February 2014
Reservers and resources are very important to prospectors and miners, but they may be vague terms to some.

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