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Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 2009 by Scott Harn
• California suction gold dredging update• Governor opposed to Arizona lands withdrawal
• BLM locks up lands in Nevada
EPA Tries to Intimidate Alaskan Miners
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has ordered an investigation of the recent raids, saying he will not tolerate a state agency's participation in the sort of conduct displayed.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Important court decisions that affect miners
• Move to repeal I-137
• Comments needed tin southern California
Butte, Montana—The Richest Hill on Earth
I recently had the opportunity to spend a day exploring around Butte, Montana and was amazed by the amount of mining that has taken place there. The old-timers called Butte “the richest hill on earth” and had pretty good reasons for doing so.
Company Notes
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Mountain Province Mining Inc.
• Canyon Resources Corp.
Following Man-Made Ditches to Recover More Gold
Because of multiple take-out points along a ditch line, the ditches themselves become a wealth of knowledge to us present-day miners.
PLP President Intervenes on Behalf of Dredgers
Jerry Hobbs, president of Public Lands for the People, is taking action to prevent undue restrictions on miners utilizing suction dredges in California.
PLP and MMAC Update
The current administration is receptive; we believe the time is ripe to push for a return to reasonable regulations and to restore mining to a priority for public lands as long as some new crisis doesn’t take precedent.
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The Bawl Mill
• Small-Scale Mining, Milling and Recovery
• Judge Rules Against Oregon Miner
• Shirttail Creek
• A Modern Gold Rush In Sudan
• Double-D Coils and Their Place in the Goldfields
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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Golden Hope's Bellechasse Gold Project
• Where to Prospect for Gold in Colorado
• Strong Support at Suction Dredge Meetings