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Legislative and Regulatory Update
March 2010 by Scott Harn
• More “bull” from Fish & Wildlife• Global Warming is cooling off
Noted Geologist Murdered in Kenya
Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeast Kenya.
Legislative And Regulatory Update
• Republican bill would reopen Grand Canyon withdrawal
• Obama recommends additional fees and taxes on miners
The Treasure Detective
Finding a new gold nugget patch, a cache of old bottles, valuable old coins, jewelry, and artifacts can be as easy as finding a long lost uncle. You just need to do a little detective work so that you can find his address and then acquire a map to his house. Sound simple? It is.
The Vore Mine
The price of gold has certainly raised some eyebrows and has prompted some new prospectors onto the scene. They are faced with the same problem that we old timers have—where to find the gold.
Springtime Sampling In The High Desert
As the ground thaws and dries out and the warmth of spring starts to settle in, it’s time to start afresh with a new prospecting season.
Lucky Shot Mine and the Willow Creek Plutons
Once a thriving mining community, the town of Lucky Shot, Alaska, also known as Kellyville, is nowhere to be found today. Buildings were either hauled away or burned. The snow loads of the Talkeetna Mountains crushed some of...
The Jenkins Mine Project, Conclusion—Recovery Operations & Summary
This project taught me that you don’t need to be Albert Einstein to apply a little science to your prospecting. I learned that most of the science related to suction dredging is actually common sense. All we need to do is take the time to apply it.
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The Bawl Mill
• Utah Proposes Using Eminent Domain Against Federal Government
• Gold in Alaska
• Beach Mining for Gold
• Mining Trade Group Sues Nevada Over Tax Initiative
• Battle Heats Up Over California Suction Dredging
• China Will Put Rio Tinto Employees on Trial
• Highbanking on the Similkameen River
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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Prospecting for Hard Rock Gold
• Dredger Wins Claim Against Fish & Game Director
