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Mining Trade Group Sues Nevada Over Tax Initiative
March 2010 by Associated Press
The Nevada Mining Association has filed a lawsuit to block a petition asking state voters to raise taxes on mining.Melman on Gold & Silver
What a month! One day we were keeping our eyes on the turbulent, hurricane-filled skies over Florida as the seemingly endless array of powerful storms continued on, then we were watching the televised Presidential debates, and all the while we were being inundated with a relentless barrage of stories regarding crude oil, gasoline and heating oil as their prices roared ahead with a vengeance...
Prospecting Tales: Forest Service, Fires and Bears—Oh My!
I woke up on Sunday morning, August 10, to heavy smoke. I saw where it was coming from, but it seemed like it was a long way off so I thought I was okay for the time being.
Greenstone Belts in Minnesota
Greenstone is a dark greenish-black basaltic rock which, along with chloritized schist, forms belts up to 50 miles wide in northern Minnesota, in rocks of Late Archean age. Most belts are 2.6 to 2.9 billion years old.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Judge orders reconsideration of “bi-state” sage grouse population in California and Nevada
• Environmental groups attempt to reinstate hard rock rule
The Big Gold Strike
Jack had been taking a break while Roy was dredging and it was time for Jack to take over. He grabbed his hookah and weight belt, slipped underwater and headed for Roy’s location.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Bills introduced to stop federal management of greater sage grouse
• WOTUS under review
• Congressional Review Act
Melman on Gold & Silver
Unfortunately, death seemed to occupy a major role in recent major headlines—and it came in several different directions.
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Utah Proposes Using Eminent Domain Against Federal Government
• Gold in Alaska
• Beach Mining for Gold
• Battle Heats Up Over California Suction Dredging
• China Will Put Rio Tinto Employees on Trial
• Highbanking on the Similkameen River
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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Prospecting for Hard Rock Gold
• Dredger Wins Claim Against Fish & Game Director
