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New Montana Board Moves to Halt Mining
February 2006 by Scott Harn
The Montana Board of Environmental Review has extended the comment deadline on a proposed rule for treating water discharged by mining operations. The new deadline is March 17.Early Winter Detecting in the Sierras

Melman on Gold & Silver
People who want to believe that the sky is falling or the end of the (economic) world is at hand sure had ammunition thrown at them by the bucketfuls in the past month.
From the Editor
As we all get back to “normal,” or as close to it as we can, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our advertisers for sticking it out through the hard times.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Bill to limit Antiquities Act
- PLF seeks relief from Endangered Species Act abuses
Melman on Gold & Silver
One last subject is the performance of gold and silver themselves—which has been positive for more than two months—and to explain the reasoning behind these rallies.
The Dredge Report

World Gold Council Launches New Gold Bullion Securities
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The Bawl Mill
• January Issues Delayed For Weeks As USPS Searches Their Facility
• The Rocks That Burn: Is Oil Shale the Answer?—Part I
• Feds Move Oil Shale to Front Burner
• Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part II Recognizing and Understanding Rock Formations (Petrology)
• The Circle Goldfields
• Newmont Looks to Ghana
• PLP President Intervenes on Behalf of Dredgers
• Samuel Franklin Hunt Nevada’s “Rio Tinto”
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices