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PDAC 2009 Convention Highlights
April 2009 by Leonard Melman
...it was impossible not to notice the absence of many junior mining companies that were present last year. Due to the dual circumstances of the world’s credit problems along with the steep declines in base metals prices, many of them, unfortunately, have simply gone broke and closed their doors. Others are so strapped for cash...Montana Approves Stillwater Expansion Bonds
The Montana Board of Investments unanimously approved a motion to issue up to $35 million in bonds to help Stillwater Mining Corp. expand its platinum and palladium mine.
Melman on Gold & Silver
To say that the international environmental community took exception to President Trump’s decision to remove America from the 2016 Paris Accord would be an understatement of enormous proportions.
Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part I
On a beautiful day in 1971, my wife and I were scratching around some old miner's camp when I dug up a metal gold pan and thought I would try my hand at panning for gold. (mistake #1)
The Bawl Mill
• Office supplies—$83.00. Gas for your government car—$29.00. Using your government credit card to pay for your vacation—Priceless.
• Australian government creates a haven for criminals
Government Takes Land for Open Space
Rather than using the practice of government seizure of private property to promote economic development, the county is using it to preserve open space.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Lawsuits galore
• Suction dredging saga continues
• HR 1937 to streamline permitting, remove obstacles to miners
• Sage-grouse debate continues
• More National Monuments
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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The Bawl Mill
• From The Editor
• Detecting Invisible Gold
• Finding Diamond Deposits With Your PC—Part I
• Has Senator Harry Reid Worn Out His Welcome?
• The Most Obvious Place
• The Gold of Yuba County
• Stimulus Package Provides Potential Tax Savings For Miners
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes, Mineral & Metal Prices
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Steven's Trail and the North Fork of the American
