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PLP President Intervenes on Behalf of Dredgers
February 2006 by Scott Harn
Jerry Hobbs, president of Public Lands for the People, is taking action to prevent undue restrictions on miners utilizing suction dredges in California.The Basics of Froth Flotation
I thought it might be worthwhile to take a look at the basics of this important mineral separation technique and how a miner can use it to recover the values out of an ore.
Epithermal Gold-Quartz Veins
The great mining geologist Waldemar Lindgren used the word “epithermal” to describe a type of quartz vein commonly found in desert regions of the United States and Mexico.
Fighting and Winning Without a Lawyer
This article may not be as interesting as someone describing a big nugget find in Australia...but right now the biggest obstacle to mining is our government.
The Wild Rush To Find More Cobalt—Part II
In this second part on cobalt, I will take a look at the various types of cobalt deposits and how you can prospect for them. Who knows—perhaps the next big cobalt strike will be yours.
California Dredgers Shafted by Assembly Democrats
Legislation designed to provide full permit refunds to all suction dredge miners in California has been hijacked in an Assembly policy committee.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Oregon proposed withdrawal
• Vote
The Bawl Mill
• It’s good to be the president...of the teacher’s union
• Anyone need a 1040 form?
• Global warming turns a new leaf
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The Bawl Mill
• January Issues Delayed For Weeks As USPS Searches Their Facility
• The Rocks That Burn: Is Oil Shale the Answer?—Part I
• Feds Move Oil Shale to Front Burner
• Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part II Recognizing and Understanding Rock Formations (Petrology)
• The Circle Goldfields
• New Montana Board Moves to Halt Mining
• Newmont Looks to Ghana
• Samuel Franklin Hunt Nevada’s “Rio Tinto”
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
