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Michigan DEQ Approves Upper Peninsula Mine
January 2008 by John Flesher
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality approved permits allowing Kennecott Minerals, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, to operate a nickel and copper mine in the Upper Peninsula.Melman on Gold & Silver
Two potentially important Canadian projects, which could have produced revenues in the billions and jobs in the tens of thousands, have now been officially abandoned and the reasons offered by both relate to the economic impossibility of successfully negotiating all the regulatory obstacles that have been presented.
The Bawl Mill
• A breath of fresh air?
• Ay Carumba!
• Principal pours it on a little too thick...
Lawsuit Update From the New 49'ers
Many of you are aware that we have been engaged in litigation with anti-mining activists that have been attacking us through the Karuk Tribe of California since 2003. It all started with their lawsuit against the US Forest Service (USFS), challenging that District Rangers do not have the authority to allow small-scale mining activities under a Notice of Intent (NOI) when the Ranger concludes that the mining activity is not likely to create a substantial surface disturbance.
Prospecting for Liberated Gold
Some will doubt its value given the ultra-fine particle size… Some will become encouraged about not having to incur significant time and expense to break rock.
New Research Tool for Miners in Wyoming
The Wyoming Geological Survey released an online interactive map...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Original Sixteen to One cleared
• Another court case settled
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The Journal Welcomes Chris Ralph as Associate Editor
• The Bawl Mill
• Global Hunter
• New Study of the Formation of Nuggets—Part II
• Let’s Go Crevicing for Gold
• Mining Restrictions Lifted in Southwest Alaska
• Silver Bonanza in the Sierra Madre: The Glorious Past of Batopilas—Conclusion
• 2007 Annual Photo Contest Winners
• Exploring La Trinidad Mine
• There’s Still Gold In Oregon’s Umpqua River
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
