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Montana Lawmakers Want Economic Review of New Mining Rule
November 2005 by Associated Press
A group of lawmakers is asking the state to review the economic effects of a new mining law that one lawmaker contends is nothing more than a thinly veiled effort to end all mining in Montana.Additional articles that might interest you...
Pickers and Nuggets
September 2016
Mike and I each selected a side of the creek and started to work our way upstream. We both worked the water and sides of the creek, and better than half the gold found in this area is in the water.
Mike and I each selected a side of the creek and started to work our way upstream. We both worked the water and sides of the creek, and better than half the gold found in this area is in the water.
The Guaniamo Diamond Region, Venezuela—Part I
July 2010
The considerable richness of the gravels is shown by the fact that operators have successfully worked the same river sections for over 20 years.
The considerable richness of the gravels is shown by the fact that operators have successfully worked the same river sections for over 20 years.
The Bawl Mill
June 2008
• Taxpayers taken for a “ride”
• Fellow Congressmen, lend me your earmarks...
• Taxpayers taken for a “ride”
• Fellow Congressmen, lend me your earmarks...
The Canton Lead
June 2002
As the great Australian gold rushes of the 1850s gathered momentum, hopeful prospectors rushed from all parts of the globe, not least among these were the ubiquitous Chinese.
As the great Australian gold rushes of the 1850s gathered momentum, hopeful prospectors rushed from all parts of the globe, not least among these were the ubiquitous Chinese.
Company Notes
September 2002
• Great Basin Gold
• Hecla Mining Company
• Newmont Mining Corp.
• U.S. Gold Corp.
• X-Cal Resources Ltd.
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Corner Bay Silver Inc.
• Great Basin Gold
• Hecla Mining Company
• Newmont Mining Corp.
• U.S. Gold Corp.
• X-Cal Resources Ltd.
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Corner Bay Silver Inc.
Ask The Experts—What is a "closed" claim?
March 2011
Q: I’ve been using a computer program that lists both active and closed mining claims. Can you tell me the definition of a closed claim and why they would be shown?
Q: I’ve been using a computer program that lists both active and closed mining claims. Can you tell me the definition of a closed claim and why they would be shown?
Picks & Pans: Mining in Ghana
February 2000
I recently returned from Ghana, West Africa. My time there was not a two-week tourist trip, but rather a time to discover the real Ghana, and to determine if I might have a future there in the mining business. I stayed almost three years.
I recently returned from Ghana, West Africa. My time there was not a two-week tourist trip, but rather a time to discover the real Ghana, and to determine if I might have a future there in the mining business. I stayed almost three years.
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