Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

November 1999 by Staff

Fraser Institute Survey Results Rank Best (and Worst) Mining Locales

April 2005
British Columbia made the biggest jump towards improvement in terms of regulations in the Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies. BC, historically relegated to the bottom 10 locations to mine in the survey’s Policy Potential Index, benefited from a change in administration. Three years ago it was dead last.

43 CFR 3809 Update

December 2001
On October 30, 2001, a final rule and a proposed rule were published in the Federal Register by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Department of Interior (DOI) for 43 CFR 3809. It appears that many of the letters...

Melman on Gold & Silver

April 2018

One of the largest conundrums we would point out is the matter of rising interest rates starting to take place in several nations.

Wyoming Expects Profits from Uranium

November 2006
Growth in worldwide demand for uranium is leading producers back to Wyoming, which leads the nation in uranium production.

Picks & Pans: Sniping for Low Stream Gold

September 2003
In southwestern Canada a couple of summers ago, the weather was extremely dry. So dry in fact, that some of the streams were at lows not seen in many decades. The wonderful advantage for sniping in the following fall was that...

Canadian Company Recovers 1,111-Carat Diamond

December 2015
It is the second largest gem-quality diamond in history, after the 3,106-carat “Cullinan Diamond” was recovered in South Africa in 1905.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

April 2011
• Oregon dredging bill defeated
• California bill would exempt dredgers from permitting
• Possible ESA listing
• Washington State tries to impose more fees on miners

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