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NovaGold Resources Receives Lifeline
February 2009 by Scott Harn
The company’s stock had plunged when it announced in November that it wouldn’t have sufficient cash to meet obligations if it couldn’t raise additional funds by the end of 2008. It began 2008 at $8.85 per share and ended the year at $1.47.Golden Sunlight Seeks Expansion
The Golden Sunlight Mine in Whitehall wants to expand its open pit operations, possibly extending the life of the mine by five years.
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California Senator proposes locking up 2.5 million acres with "Wildnerness" designation
• Battle over the rights of people versus fish continues in the Klamath Basin
• Sound science or "fairy tales"
The Bawl Mill
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- Saving money by not paying the bill
Libby, Montana Prospectors Keep Tradition Alive
Located 23 miles south of Libby, the land surrounding the Libby Creek area has been of interest to prospectors since the early 1860s, when it was home to up to 600 miners working at a camp known as Libbysville.
From Spanish Mine to Modern-Day Exploration: The Historic Gold-Silver Camp of Palmarejo
Palmarejo Silver & Gold Corp., based in Longueuil, Quebec, is a gold-silver exploration company reexploring a former Spanish silver district in far southwestern Chihuahua.
California: The Land of Big Nuggets—Part I
The nugget sat there in plain sight, though it was covered in dirt, while hundreds of people had passed that way every day.
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