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Melman on Gold & Silver
February 2005 by Leonard Melman
Most American markets greeted the first few trading days of the new year with substantial selling. Compared to their 2004 year-end levels, by January 11, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had declined almost 300 points, the NASDAQ Composite had fallen from 2,185 to near 2,080 while the S&P 500 had dropped from 1,217 to 1,183.The ABCs of XRF
Fast forward to present day and the XRF has come of age. Pull the trigger on the hand-held device and you get a nearly instant assay of the surface of a rock.
The Challenge of Winter Dredging

Colorado Court Rules on Cyanide Ban
The Colorado state Court of Appeals ruled that counties have the authority to ban the use of cyanide in gold mining.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Roadless Rule
• Eastern Oregon miners forced out of water
• Colorado city pushes for more regulations
• Kensington project moves forward
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Pombo to introduce ESA reform bill
• Utah addresses roadless areas
• Appeal by active duty soldier
Gold Basin & Mass Wasting
Some of these events can cause half of an entire mountain to plummet down into a gorge or canyon, damming up a stream system and causing a flood when the earthen dam finally breaks from the water backing up behind it.
From Iowa to Alaska—How I Became A Gold Miner
May 18, 2019, after 26 years, I had finally saved enough money. I bought my one-way ticket to Fairbanks, Alaska, and I started off by finding a new job…
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The Bawl Mill
• Shortage of Mining Engineers Projected
• Ex-MarketWatch Mining Promoter Settles Charges
• Carbonatites
• Sage-Grouse Listing Denied
• The Art of Finding Coarse Gold—Part III
• Tongass Approves Kensington Mine Plan
• PLP Interim Rule Raffle
• California Miners Locate Rich Pocket of Specimen Gold
• The Lucky Shot Mine
• BC Premier Heralds "Golden Decade" in Forestry and Mining
• Drywashing for Eluvial Gold in the Desert—Using a Portable Drywasher and Hand Tools
• Claim Filings Up in the Northwest
• Canadian Officials Foresee Little Impact From Mine
• Coeur d'Alene Mines Sees Future in Bolivia
• The Golden Highway—Nevada County
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back