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Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
March 2004 by Staff
Mining Outfits Eye 50-Year Supply of Iron Ore
Two companies are looking to mine the largest known iron ore deposit in the West—a 50-year supply at a rate of 1 million metric tons a year.
El Paso Mountains Mining History
The El Paso Mountains of California are located in the extreme northwestern portion of the Mojave Desert, between Highways 14 and 395, about twenty miles southwest of China Lake. The area is rich in mining history, not far from the great Randsburg district gold mines that are still producing today.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Bush Proposes Cooperation in Land Conservation
• Federal Government Shuts Down Recreational Mining in Idaho
• Forest Service Considers Grassland Comments in Wyoming, Nebraska, North and South Dakota
The Joy of Prospecting
I have been prospecting and mining for gold, both as a hobby and as an occupation, for nearly 30 years. From the deep green forests to the rolling sagebrush hills, few people see as much of America’s wide-open spaces as I do.
Hard Rock 101: Blasting With Kinepak Explosives
Fortunately, there are products on the market that can address these problems and make a small-scale mining operation feasible.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Not only is the Greenback steadily weakening, but calls for the abandonment of the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency are growing more frequent and more strident.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Fair and Balanced? If You Have the Cash
• Pocket Gold in Gneiss
• Australian Prospector Detects 150-Ounce Nugget
• The Tangential Impulse Water Wheel in California Gold Mining History—Part II
• Picks & Pans: Dredging After The Flood
• Mining Industry Enthusiastic About Prospects
• Looking For Gold in All The Right Places
• Fraser Institute Ranks Best Regions for Mining Investment
• Ask the Experts: Recommended Reading—Part II
• Red Lake, Ontario
• Company Notes
• Melman on Gold & Silver
