Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2010 by Scott Harn

BLM Reports That 'Mining' Brings Most Public Reward

August 1999
A report from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) titled "Public Rewards from Public Lands—Fiscal 1998", shows that minerals production is the largest income producer for the federal government on BLM-managed lands.

Using Rock Formations to Your Advantage

June 2005
Over the past twenty or more years, the traditional “seat of the pants” science of using mineral identification tables as a means to identify common ore minerals, their associated rock-forming minerals and rocks, has slowly become a lost art.

Ask The Experts: What should I do with a large amount of old placer concentrates?

May 2017

Q: I’m working with some folks who have a large amount of old placer concentrates stored on their recently purchased property.

The Bawl Mill

August 2006
• Beyond the call of duty
• May the best spouse win
• Dishonorable discharge

Using Legal Subdivision

May 2001
“Legal Subdivision” is a method used to describe various tracts of land, including most placer mining claims. Anyone wanting to research mining claims in order to find “open ground,” for the purpose of prospecting and/or locating a mining claim, will need to know how to use this tool.

Two Nevada Mines Look to Supply Own Power

July 2004
Newmont and Barrick are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to high electricity prices.

Glaciers and Placer Gold Deposits

June 2010
Here we examine where and why placers are found in glaciated landscapes from the Ice Ages.

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