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Placer Platinum
June 2004 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The platinum group metals (PGMs) are divided into three that are “light,” about the same atomic weight as silver, and three that are “heavy,” about the same atomic weight as gold. The three light PGMs are ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium, and the three heavy PGMs are osmium, iridium, and platinum.General Metals Continues Toward Production
Parent said that General Metals is moving toward initiating production at the earliest possible time. He noted that cooperation from Nevada regulatory authorities has been excellent...
Oregon Suction Gold Dredgers Score Big Win
The main issues in this case involved the DEQ’s authority to regulate discharges under sections 402 and 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Noted Geologist Murdered in Kenya
Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeast Kenya.
New Oregon Mining Legislation Friendly to Small Miner
Oregon Independent Miners president, John Holleman, has advised ICMJ that legislation important to the Oregon small miner, sponsored by his organization, has been signed into law.
Who Jumped Whose Claim First?
At this point, stress raised my blood pressure and I was figuring out escape routes through the brush, but thought it best to continue the conversation.
Prospecting for Nickel Deposits
The periodic exploration efforts for nickel during periods of high prices have been sporadic and incomplete. There is a role for the prospector and geologist in searching laterites potentially rich in nickel and mafic igneous bodies that may be rich in nickel.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Comments needed for Washington's Buckhorn Mountain
• Rep. Gibbons goes to bat for Nevada
• More land acquisition on the way?
• IBLA rules in favor of miner
• Comment on critical habitat proposed in the Mojave Desert
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The Bawl Mill
• Higher Copper Price Brings Hope, Jobs
• Zeballos Gold Camp, British Columbia
• Agreement Allows Pogo Mine to Resume Construction
• Treasure Hawk Mine Back in Action
• Oregon Dredgers Receive Threats From Environmentalists
• Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods—Part I
• Mood at Calgary Conference is Subdued, But Optomistic
• Reinventing the Wheel—The Infinity-Jet
• Company Notes
• Endangered Species Act is a Mess
• Here Come the MineBots
• Agency Gives Initial Backing to Kensington Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Brits Thwart Robbery of Gold and Cash
