Oregon's Measure 7 May Provide Compensation for Land-Use Restrictions

February 2001 by Associated Press

Nova Scotia Shows It's Serious About Jobs & Mining

July 2012
Saying that the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia supports mining and the jobs that mining creates would be an understatement.

Home Office Deductions

May 2013
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced (IR-2013-5) a new, simplified option for those who use a home office, which would apply to owners of home-based mining or prospecting operations and businesses.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

February 2016

• California suction dredging trial resumes

• USFS tries unique method to restrict gold dredging in Idaho

• Defiant dredgers tell State of Oregon to “drop dead”

Legislative and Regulatory Update

April 2017
• Bills introduced to stop federal management of greater sage grouse
• WOTUS under review
• Congressional Review Act

Australian Gold Adventure

July 2016
I had my heart set on finding a large nugget on this trip, and it seemed to me that pounding known patches was not likely to turn up a monster. Inevitably I would spend at least half my day wandering off...

Critical Minerals: Tungsten

July 2017

Because tungsten minerals are heavy, exploration can be done using stream sediment samples. Prospectors looking for gold have found scheelite or wolframite in their placer concentrates, and in some cases this has led them to make important tungsten finds.

Our Readers Say

June 2008
• Table of Weights and Measures on ICMJ website
• More on presidential candidate Ron Paul

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