Over The Divide: James H Harrand & Daniel Yesberger

March 2017 by Staff

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2007
• Federal budget priorities
• Wilderness bills proposed
• Inyo County fights back
• Comments needed by concerned miners in New Mexico

Legislative and Regulatory Update

February 2018

• Critical minerals a priority
• Montana miners win again
• MSHA backs down
• Environmental groups as foreign agents

Oldest Journal Contest - The Winners

February 2009
We received entries from readers in fourteen states for our contest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of the Journal, originally named the California Mining Journal..

Ask The Experts: How to remove precious metals from lead?

August 2010
I have a large amount of precious metals, gold and silver, mixed in with lead. Cupelling is expensive. What method can I use to extract the gold and silver without cupelling?

Shortage of Mining Engineers Projected

February 2005
As decade-high gold and silver prices spark a renewed interest in mining in the West, there are few mining education programs and fewer students earning mining engineering degrees due to two decades of decline in the US mining industry.

Melman on Gold & Silver

July 2014
Although there is no direct connection between the price of lumber and the precious metals, there is an important indirect one due to the importance of the housing market to overall economic activity.

Silver’s Shine is Back

June 2007
As a precious metal, silver doesn’t have the allure of gold. As an investment, it’s not as hip as Google. But dowdy old silver is suddenly chic.  Silver prices are at their highest in more than 25 years, and mining companies are riding an economic boom.

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