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Legislative and Regulatory Update
August 2009 by Scott Harn
• California piles on the taxes• Cap and trade passes House
• EPA to address bonding
• Clean Water Restoration Act
The American Hill Mine
In the high country of the Tahoe National Forest is 160 acres of a patented mining claim dating back to its origin around 1853. This is well above the historic mining town of Michigan Bluff and past Deadwood—an old mining town...
Exploration, Development and Taxes
Further demonstrating the importance of seeking professional assistance and advice are the tax rules governing the expenses of a mining company. The tax treatment of mine exploration and mine development costs is confusing, complex and often overlooked or ignored—except by the ever-vigilant Internal Revenue Service.
Back to Basics--Finding Gold With a Pan and a Sluice
Don’t hunker down and just keep digging in one spot where there is very little or no gold—if you don’t find it, you’ve got to get up and move on!
PGMs in California
The occurrence of platinum-group metals (PGMs) is rather widespread in California in placer deposits, but they are not of commercial interest as things now stand.
Ask The Experts: Small-scale drilling
Q: What is available to a small prospector? How does one prospect (drill) into the walls of an old hard rock mine to see what is 10 feet beyond...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Administration won't appeal latest ruling on Roadless Rule
• Improved forest management plan by year's end
• IBLA rules in favor of Cortez Gold Mine and BLM
2001 Inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame
Ceremonies for the inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2001, at the Museum Convention Center in Leadville, CO.
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The Bawl Mill
• Finding Gold With Copper and Turquoise
• GM to Cancel Mining Contracts
• California Suction Dredging Update
• Newmont Fined for Fatality
• The Memorial Day Nugget
• East Coast Prospecting Challenges
• Saving Money on Mining Gadgets
• BLM Increases Location & Maintenance Fees
• Rio Tinto: Allegations Without Foundation
• National Mining Hall of Fame to Induct Five
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
