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PLP Gets the Key!
April 2003 by Walt Wegner
I am an electrical contractor and a Board Member of Public Lands for the People (PLP). I have clients, a husband and wife, who own private property in the Los Padres National Forest. There are two ways to access their property. Both are pilots and able to fly in via small plane or helicopter, which for me was an exciting perk of working at this property.Additional articles that might interest you...
Prospector Finds Cache of Emeralds in North Carolina
June 2000
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," Hill said. "It's going to take 200 years to dig it all out."
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," Hill said. "It's going to take 200 years to dig it all out."
Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2012
Every so often, deadlines are a real pain in the neck! That is truly the case this month as we must complete these musings prior to the Vice Presidential debates as well as the last two Obama-Romney encounters.
Every so often, deadlines are a real pain in the neck! That is truly the case this month as we must complete these musings prior to the Vice Presidential debates as well as the last two Obama-Romney encounters.
Revisiting Commerce Resources—A Tantalum and Niobium Mining Project
June 2007
One of the most intriguing company articles we have written during the past few years was based on our late Spring 2005 visit to Commerce Resources’ tantalum and niobium project in the towering mountains of east-central British Columbia...
One of the most intriguing company articles we have written during the past few years was based on our late Spring 2005 visit to Commerce Resources’ tantalum and niobium project in the towering mountains of east-central British Columbia...
Bush Taps Utah Resident for Labor Post
May 2001
President Bush has said he will nominate a Utah mining consultant to become Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA).
President Bush has said he will nominate a Utah mining consultant to become Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA).
The Bawl Mill
November 2010
• Bogus science in California
• By the numbers
• Little noticed health care tax
• Bogus science in California
• By the numbers
• Little noticed health care tax
Using Geologic Maps
December 2015
In order to see what geologic maps can do, we need to think about what we are looking for.
In order to see what geologic maps can do, we need to think about what we are looking for.
Melman on Gold & Silver
December 2005
People who want to believe that the sky is falling or the end of the (economic) world is at hand sure had ammunition thrown at them by the bucketfuls in the past month.
People who want to believe that the sky is falling or the end of the (economic) world is at hand sure had ammunition thrown at them by the bucketfuls in the past month.
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