Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2010 by Scott Harn

Cartwrights Celebrate 40 Years in Nevada

October 1999
by Ron James
State Historic Preservation Officer

Mining Reform and Congress

February 2010
After years of negotiations between environmentalists and industry groups, observers say efforts to reform the 1872 Mining Law may finally pick up steam in Congress.

Over The Divide: Charles Lewis Garrett

May 2015

Ask the Experts

August 2014
What are the tell signs of garnet deposits?

Revised Dredge Regulations Published for California—Pure Garbage

March 2012
We can’t say it wasn’t expected. The California Department of Fish & Game released revised suction gold dredging regulations on February 17, 2012, and it’s obvious the agency wants to make life as difficult as possible for dredgers.

Zeballos Gold Camp, British Columbia

June 2004
The mining and logging camp of Zeballos (pop. 272) is located on an arm of Esperanza Inlet, on the southwest side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Vancouver Island is 301 miles, by road, and reaches elevations as high as 7,249 feet.

Four Arrested for California Mining Museum Heist

December 2012
Four men believed to be responsible for a September heist of about $1.3 million in precious gems and gold from a mining museum in the Sierra Nevada foothills have been arrested, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said.

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