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December 1999 by Staff
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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.
CFTC Finds Evidence of Silver Market Manipulation
This is welcome news. Many silver market commentators have stated publicly that the price of silver, currently hovering around $23.50 per ounce, should be much higher due to the scarcity of supply and the lack of faith in fiat currencies such as the US Dollar.
Ready “Ore” Not, Uranium Boom is On Again
Plans for 100 new nuclear power plants around the world have pushed the price of uranium skyward and set off a frenzy of exploration in western Colorado and Utah.
Tips for Effective Drywashing
Back in October I read with great interest Chris Ralph’s article on the use of a metal detector while drywashing, and I wholeheartedly agree—I wouldn’t even consider going drywashing without using a metal detector in conjunction...
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Ask the Experts
Ore testing and other advice for starting up a mining operation.
The Jenkins Mine Project, Conclusion—Recovery Operations & Summary
This project taught me that you don’t need to be Albert Einstein to apply a little science to your prospecting. I learned that most of the science related to suction dredging is actually common sense. All we need to do is take the time to apply it.
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The Bawl Mill
• Over the Divide
• Desert Phone Trashed
• ICMJ Elected Prospecting Magazine of 1999
• Advertising Manager Leaving ICMJ
• Guest Editorial—California "Special" Dredge Permits in Jeopardy
• The Search Continues
• Guest Editorial: U.S. Government—Like Nobody's Business
• Circulation and Collections Manager Leaving ICMJ
• Company Notes
• House Chair Requests Records on Forest Decision
• BLM Wants to Withdraw South Pass Public Land
• Silverton Preserving Lofty Symbol of Mining Era
• Hijackers Make Off With 660 Pounds of Gold
• Prospecting With a Magnetometer
• 1999 Tables of Content
• Lighting the Way Underground 1860-1940s
• Millie's Tailings
• Picks & Pans: Crevicing & Sniping for Placer Gold
• Looking Back
• Gold in Sonora
• Forest Service Boss Quits in Bull Trout Flap
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• European Gold Miners Seek Clarification Letter
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Squeezing Diamond Into Graphite
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