Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2006 by Scott Harn

Ask the Experts

August 2014
Centrifugal bowls versus jigs

Gold Pour Signals Revival in the Mother Lode

January 2013
Miners are digging again where their forebears once unearthed riches from eight historic mines that honeycomb Sutter Gold Mining Company’s holdings about 50 miles southeast of Sacramento.

New Arsenic Study Supports Tougher Standards

October 2001
A National Academy of Sciences report shows that the Environmental Protection Agency greatly underestimated the cancer risks of arsenic in drinking water, according to EPA officials and other environmental experts familiar with the report.

Jadeite in California

April 2015

...two jadeite locations in California have been thoroughly researched by geologists. There are no doubt others that lie in wait.

Ask the Experts

July 2014
Can I treat a sample with muriatic acid?

Gold Placers of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

January 2014
The biggest obstacle is that like many streams on the Kenai Peninsula, high water during the summer months from snow melt and rain can make dredging nearly impossible. The best dredging is in the colder months of the year.

43 CFR 3809 Final Rule

April 2002
I’d like to send out a big “Thank You” to all of our readers who submitted comments regarding the proposed changes to the mining regulations. While we certainly didn’t get everything we asked for, we do have...

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