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March 2009 by Staff
Detector Brings New Life to An Old Lode Mine
…it was immediately evident the previous owner had not been using a detector. During just a few months of working the dumps part-time, he recovered gold in quartz specimens valued in excess of $40,000.
Battle Heats Up Over California Suction Dredging
The State of California is seeking dismissal of the federal lawsuit filed by Public Lands for the People (PLP) on grounds that they are immune from such lawsuits under the 11th Amendment to the US Constitution. However, there is plenty of prior case precedence suggesting that state officials and agencies are open to such lawsuits when they assume responsibility for regulatory authority from the federal government.
Maitland Bar Nugget to Go On Display
The box sat in a hallway and employees began using it for impromptu cricket games, no knowing what it contained.
Ask the Experts
Is Burkina Faso safe for prospecting?
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Roadless Rule back in play
• Action needed on SB 670
• Abbey recommended to head BLM
• Capped and jobless
• S 787
• SB 796 & HR 699
Melman on Gold & Silver
Who would have thought it possible? According to a New York Times editorial in late January, they predict that the terrorist attack on September 11 will not be remembered by historians as the most significant event of the last half of 2001. Their new choice is the collapse of corporate giant Enron—and they just may be right.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Voters say "yes" to mining in Alaska
• Colorado cyanide ban case presented
• New small-scale regulations released in Washington State
• Colorado roadless areas
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts—What Should I Do Next With This Quartz Vein?
• East Coast Dredger Heads West—Part III
• Prospecting for Commercial-Scale Gold Deposits
• Hawthorne's Golden Outlook
• The Red Point Mine
• Over The Divide—Chuck Cox, 1943-2009
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Beach Mining Returns to Washington State
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Rahall Proposes Bill to End All Mining in the U.S.
• PLP Needs Our Help