Looking Back

November 1999 by Staff

Michigan House Votes to Give Mining Operations More Flexibility

June 2018

Casperson said he is not worried about businesses subverting the language in the bill because the DEQ would still have the authority to halt the new construction if it is deemed environmentally unsound.

Record-Breaking Alaskan Nugget for Sale

May 2001
Clay described working the placer claim with his D-6 in 1998, “when this big one just rolled....."

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2015
• Lawsuits galore
• Suction dredging saga continues
• HR 1937 to streamline permitting, remove obstacles to miners
• Sage-grouse debate continues
• More National Monuments

Ask the Experts

March 2013
Need some help putting together a BLM proposal.

Map Offers Look at Butte's Mining History

July 2004
It turns out the old Anaconda Co. really did have 10,000 miles of tunnels beneath this mining city. That’s one of the findings by researchers who have produced a new map that charts the thousands of underground mine shafts here, providing a detailed look at some of Butte’s mining history.

Melman on Gold & Silver

March 2015
…money creation by central banks… could even accelerate further as governments desperately seek to stimulate some sort of powerful economic growth. Historically, rapid money creation rates have been positive for gold and silver.

Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part IV Geology of Hardrock Gold Deposits

April 2006
Geologic processes can either concentrate or disperse gold and other elements from adjacent rocks. It is the results of the concentration processes that the prospector is most interested in.

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