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Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
May 1999 by Staff
Melman on Gold & Silver
From the mining community’s point of view, it is important to stop the parade of complex laws and regulations that continue to interfere with huge segments of the economy. This gives the upcoming election even greater importance directly relating to our precious and base metals mining industries.
Pocket Gold in Gneiss
Metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schist are known for their pocket gold deposits. Such pockets may not be large enough for major mining operations, but may be very rewarding for individuals or small companies. Gold-bearing quartz veins may cut gneiss or schist, but often the veins parallel the bedding, or foliation. The origin of mineralized veins, which parallel the foliation, has been kicked around for years.
Melman on Gold & Silver
There is one last indicator that I believe may be the most important of all. That is the “Index of Leading Economic Indicators” (LEI), which is a compendium of those economic indicators that point toward future growth, and LEI has just reached historic highs, far exceeding previous peaks in 1999 and 2006.
Picks & Pans: Fig Tree, Grape Vine and Good Gold

Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Endangered Species Act reform
• Extremist groups blamed for catastrophic wildfires
• EPA revisists TMDL
• National Heritage Act seeks to take control of lands away from local government
CMA Conference Summary
I recently attended two out of three days of the California Mining Association’s Annual Conference in Monterey, California, and found it well worth my time.
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The Bawl Mill
• Mining Law—A Short History
• Industry Urges Restraint on Mining Reforms
• Environmentalists Back FS on Mining Withdrawl
• Our Readers Say
• Open Letter to the BLM
• Huge Nugget To Be Auctioned
• Platinum Group Metals
• Company Notes
• Gold at Mercury Mines
• The Lovitt Mine
• Picks & Pans: "Eye-Balling" for Alaskan Gold
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Looking Back
• Oil and Gas in Washington
• As Millennium Nears, Copper No Longer King in Arizona
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