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Legislative and Regulatory Update
January 2010 by Scott Harn
• EPA declares carbon dioxide a threat to environment• Suction dredging update for California
• California Fish & Game director resigns
• More Merced River restrictions
Melman on Gold & Silver
The morning of Friday, May 7 gave us a new chapter in gold's ongoing struggles which might properly be named "As the headlines turn!"
Dredging for Monazite in Idaho
The advent of the nuclear age, after World War II, aroused concerns in government circles when officials realized the United States was entirely dependent upon foreign sources of supply for rare earth elements. This prompted the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to enlist the US Bureau of Mines Special Minerals Investigation Branch to evaluate monazite-bearing placers in the United States in 1948.
MMAC Update
If you are a claimholder and your Mining District is in disarray, it’s time to join MMAC and get on board so your district can benefit from these changes as they are implemented.
Microbes Play Role in Gold Creation
Researchers in Australia have uncovered evidence that a tiny microbe may have the Midas touch of Greek legend, capable of turning dust to gold.
Company Notes
• Great Quest Metals Ltd
• Fronteer Development Group
• Vista Gold Corp.
• NovaGold Resources
California State Gold Panning Championships
This year’s 2015 California State Gold Panning Championships were wild and hectic.
Desert Drywashing
I thought I’d try something totally different—a large area of small material tailings. After about an hour of digging and test panning we both had more gold than all the other digs combined.
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The Bawl Mill
• Liberal Group Begins Push to Tax Mining in Nevada
• Detecting the Swiftshore Mine
• Prospecting for Rare Earth Metals
• Bucket Dredged Boulder Gold
• The Golden Surprise
• University of Nevada Offers Online Mineral Processing Class
• The Business of Mining—Tradeshow Deductions
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—Up and Running







