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Legislative and Regulatory Update
September 2010 by Scott Harn
• Leaked documents show BLM’s true intentions• New Oregon small-scale prospecting rules
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State's Only Gold Mine Processes Last Precious Ore
February 2000
South Carolina's last operating mine, Kennecott Ridgeway, processed the final gold and silver it had extracted from two pits in southern Fairfield County. But even though the mining and processing is done, the work at Kennecott is far from over...
South Carolina's last operating mine, Kennecott Ridgeway, processed the final gold and silver it had extracted from two pits in southern Fairfield County. But even though the mining and processing is done, the work at Kennecott is far from over...
So, Where's The Gold?—Finding Gold Detectors Miss
December 2010
We decided to run a detector over each piece. If we got a decent signal we placed the piece into a high-grade pile and the rest went into another pile to be worked on later. This high-grade pile wasn’t that large—maybe 25 pounds...
We decided to run a detector over each piece. If we got a decent signal we placed the piece into a high-grade pile and the rest went into another pile to be worked on later. This high-grade pile wasn’t that large—maybe 25 pounds...
Melman on Gold & Silver
February 2008
What a start to the year! In just the first two weeks of 2008, we saw the price of gold explode to the highest levels in history at $900 per ounce, Crude Oil reach $100 per barrel, some of the world’s largest financial institutions collapse in market value, unrest spread in Pakistan following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the worst jobs report from the Department of Labor in at least two years and the continued erosion of residential real estate values.
What a start to the year! In just the first two weeks of 2008, we saw the price of gold explode to the highest levels in history at $900 per ounce, Crude Oil reach $100 per barrel, some of the world’s largest financial institutions collapse in market value, unrest spread in Pakistan following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the worst jobs report from the Department of Labor in at least two years and the continued erosion of residential real estate values.
Canadian Officials Foresee Little Impact From Mine
February 2005
Canadian regulators said they have found no significant environmental impacts from a proposed British Columbia mine near the Alaska border.
Canadian regulators said they have found no significant environmental impacts from a proposed British Columbia mine near the Alaska border.
Melman on Gold & Silver
January 2002
What a difference a year makes. It makes one wonder if we still live on the same planet!
What a difference a year makes. It makes one wonder if we still live on the same planet!
There’s Still Gold In Oregon’s Umpqua River
January 2008
The Umpqua River, located in the heart of western Oregon, flows for several miles nearly alongside Interstate Highway Five.
The Umpqua River, located in the heart of western Oregon, flows for several miles nearly alongside Interstate Highway Five.
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Hardrock Mining Accidents Claim Four Lives
• Prospecting Old Tertiary Channels
• The Jenkins Mine Project Pt II: Terrain and Map Study
• Search Called Off for Missing Treasure Hunters
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• Hardrock Prospecting in El Dorado County, California
• Gold & Silver of the Comstock Lode
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Forest Service Pays Miners $245K for Unlawful Destruction of Mine
