Large Scale Mining
New Oregon Mining Legislation Friendly to Small Miner
August 1999 by Kenneth Harn
Oregon Independent Miners president, John Holleman, has advised ICMJ that legislation important to the Oregon small miner, sponsored by his organization, has been signed into law.
Silver Mining Returning to Texas
Today, a Canadian company is reviving the mine to take advantage of silver prices that have tripled since 2009, giving the few dozen residents still living in the area more action than they’ve seen in decades.
Nevada Miners: Check Your Claim Markers
The Nevada Senate introduced SB108 in 2009 to prohibit PVC piping utilized by miners to stake mining claims.
Prospecting for Silver Deposits
In some ways, silver is the forgotten precious metal because it straddles both the world of precious metals and jewelry, while having many important industrial applications like a base metal. The price of silver reflects both the precious metal investment demand as well as the industrial demand.
Nevada Gold Value Up Along With Production
Nevada gold mines produced only about 6 percent more gold in 2010 than they did the year before, but the value of that gold was up a whopping 33 percent.
The Basics of Exploration Leases and Contracts—Part II
This is the point where you might ask, “What do these types of contracts typically look like and how are they negotiated?” Well, that is the topic of this month’s article.
Cripple Creek Gold Mine Exceeding Expectations
At the peak of construction later this year, the mine will generate more than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state with annual wages totaling more than $200 million...
Carissa Gold Mine Comes Back to Life
The mine will be open for public tours Saturday and Sunday afternoons beginning August 24, lasting into the fall and winter as weather permits.
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• Picks & Pans: Gold Recovery in Placer Mining Operations
• Nevada Looks to Tourism to Fill Mining's Gap
• PGMs in the United States
• Miners Claim Victory in Fight That Began with Protest
• U.S. Admits Botching Indian Funds Accounts
• Gold Fever
• Roads Protecting Grizzlies Reopen
• Guanajuato Silver, Mexico
• Roosevelt: From Boom Town to Mountain Lake
• Dollar Must Slip for Gold to Rise
• Looking Back
• 1999 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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