Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2008 by Staff

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

September 2017

Dairy Farmer Hits Pay Dirt

April 2000
Gary Tainter sold his herd of dairy cows two years ago to dig for gold, and so far his venture is paying off.

Family Sues US Mint for Return of Rare Gold Coins

January 2007
In a federal lawsuit, a family claims the US Mint illegally seized 10 gold coins that the family had found among a dead relative’s possessions.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

June 2012

The Business of Mining—Home Office Tax Deduction

November 2009
It is not just a few small-scale prospectors who use a home office. An increasing number of miners, prospectors, and mining-related business owners are operating at least a portion of their business from a home office.

Gold in Gossan

March 2003
Gossan is defined as being an iron-bearing capping over a sulfide deposit. It is formed by the oxidation and leaching of sulfide minerals, leaving hydrated iron oxides such as limonite and goethite, along with manganese oxides.

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.

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