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Niobium and Tantalum
January 2005 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Niobium (columbium) and tantalum are related metals that usually occur together and are associated with vanadium on the periodic chart of the elements. Both metals have seen increased usage in high-tech applications in recent years because of increased availability.Aviators Carry Gold Coins
According to the article, a U.S. military spokesman said that gold coins have, at various times, been part of official U.S. military survival packs since the Vietnam War.
Over the Divide
Ron Stockman
1939—2003
Dollar Must Slip for Gold to Rise
Gold prices won't be on the rebound anytime soon, so World Gold Council Chairman John Willson is telling miners they have to eke by with the current depressed value of the metal.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Property rights advocate in running for top BLM spot
- “Draining the swamp” at Interior
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Some mining claim fees increase
- Oregon miners file appeal
- US Fish & Wildlife law enforcement policing powers restrained
Ask The Experts
Q: Is this gold or some other metal?
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The Bawl Mill
• Convention Report
• Interview with Congressman Gibbons on Mining Law Reform
• The Art of Finding Coarse Gold Part II—Pocket Hunting for Residual Placers
• Gold Canyon Resources Targets Gallium
• Tucson Mountain Chaos
• Picks & Pans: Auburn Ravine Gold
• Suit Filed to Stop Mining in Northern California
• The Iola Mine Group, Montgomery County, North Carolina
• Effectively Using a Detector and Drywasher for Placer Gold
• Mining Companies Use Conservative Valuations
• Company Notes
• Accident at Robinson Mine Leaves Two Dead
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
