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October 2009 by Staff
Mining Journal Receives Honor
For the 20th consecutive year, ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal was voted “Prospecting Magazine of the Year”...
Confluence Placers
Confluences of placer streams are well known as concentration sites for heavy minerals. The basic reason is that...
The Bawl Mill
• Who was that unmasked man?
• Run for the border...
• Finally, a bill worth passing!
Melman on Gold & Silver
Banking problems continue to find their way into the world’s financial media, and we note below that another nation, Slovenia, is now grabbing attention with a banking crisis of their own as well as a downgrading of their national bonds by Moody’s Investment Services.
Platinum Group Metals
Platinum is only one of a group of related metals that are referred to as platinum group metals (PGMs), because platinum in its native state usually contains all six metals of the group along with some iron.
PLP Update
We had discovered during previous trips that some of the staff members had difficulty comprehending the specific issues related to mining, so prior to heading back to DC, we laid out the reasons for our proposed legislation...
Fields of Gold
Imagine being able to get gold from plants. This phenomenon is called phytomining. But it’s not as easy, or as profitable, as it sounds. You may have heard of phytoremediation—the process of extracting metal contaminants from soil.
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The Bawl Mill
• PLP Files Lawsuit to Lift Ban on Suction Dredging
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Bigger Is Not Always Better
• Gold in the Rattlesnake Hills
• The Tonopah Gold and Silver District
• Possible Discovery Sparks New Klondike Gold Rush
• Oregon Miner Challenges Forest Service’s Authority to Regulate Mining
• Dredging Alternative: High Banking
• The Fence
• California State Gold Panning Championships
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