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Montana Tunnels Gets Final OK
December 2008 by Associated Press
The federal and state agencies authorized enlargement of the pit, expansion of waste-disposal areas and other measures that Montana Tunnels operators project will...Additional articles that might interest you...
Looking Back
October 1999
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Finding Gold with a VLF Detector—Part III
June 2014
The higher the sensitivity setting, the louder and sharper the signal from a gold nugget or other metal target.
The higher the sensitivity setting, the louder and sharper the signal from a gold nugget or other metal target.
Legislative Update
October 1999
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Greenstone and Gold
September 2013
Contacts, faults and zones of weak rock are all places that can act as a pipeline to convey gold-bearing fluids, leading to valuable deposits.
Contacts, faults and zones of weak rock are all places that can act as a pipeline to convey gold-bearing fluids, leading to valuable deposits.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
September 2005
• BLM proposes another fee increase
• Old Roadless Rule blocked
• County attempt to regulate leaching thwarted
• Canyon fights on
• New wilderness passes Senate; faces uphill battle in House
• BLM proposes another fee increase
• Old Roadless Rule blocked
• County attempt to regulate leaching thwarted
• Canyon fights on
• New wilderness passes Senate; faces uphill battle in House
Miners Discuss Struggles at NWMA
January 2009
Falling metal prices and rising production costs have squeezed profits in recent months, forcing many mine layoffs and putting some new mines on hold. Now, the industry is gearing up for another fight over mining reform legislation with a Congress that has fewer mining supporters after November’s elections that saw Democratic majorities increase in both houses.
Falling metal prices and rising production costs have squeezed profits in recent months, forcing many mine layoffs and putting some new mines on hold. Now, the industry is gearing up for another fight over mining reform legislation with a Congress that has fewer mining supporters after November’s elections that saw Democratic majorities increase in both houses.
Falcon Fanatic: Journey of a Novice Detectorist
July 2018
My first day using my pinpointer I detected an area where the fellas’ big guns had swooped in and cleaned up all the “big gold” and I got over sixty tiny pieces of gold.
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