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ICMJ's 11th Annual Photo Contest Results
January 2002 by Staff
As usual, the decision process was extremely difficult, but we managed to pick our 10 winners.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Rock Creek mine approved again: environmentalists file another lawsuit
• Great Basin Mine Watch losing appeal
• Roadless Rule declared illegal again by Federal Court
• Off-highway vehicle restrictions in North and South Dakota and Montana
• Comments needed for new off-road emission and fuel standards
• California administration moves to block mining; governor faces recall
• A few pending bills...
The Manson Mine
The Manson Mine. That’s what they called it in Ballarat in 1969. The name stuck even after Crazy Charlie Manson and the girls got hauled out of California’s Panamint Range behind Ballarat in handcuffs and ended up in prison for the Tate-LaBianca murders.
BLM Flexes Its Muscles in Quartzsite
Somehow the Bureau of Land Management seems to have forgotten that they work for the people.
PLP Update
…a half-dozen dredgers have completed the appropriate paperwork and are conducting dredging operations at this juncture. They hope to expand these efforts to other western states in the near future.
Serpentine in California
Serpentine, as used in this article, is both a rock and a mineral. The rock should be termed "serpentinite," but the word "serpentine" is in common usage for both the rock and mineral.
Melman on Gold & Silver
We have been concerned for some time about the growing roster of laws, rules and regulations under which the entire industrial complex must operate…
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• NMFS Official Admits Bogus ESA Analyses
• Glacial Gold in Ohio
• Administration Officials Pledge to Work Closely With Miners
• The Fort Knox Mine—1,200 Ounces a Day
• Picks & Pans: Diamond Hunting in Wyoming
• Aussie Gold—A Look at New South Wales
• The Green Land-Grabbers: It's Not Just the Feds Who Are After Your Land
• A Rich Gold Strike at Scossa
• Company Notes
• 3809 Drawing Winners
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
