Pullin' the Pin

November 1999 by Dr. Ralph E. Pray

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The Hanging Tree

January 2001
The Big Swede was working his pan trying to get rid of the black sand. Usually there were others at the river, but on this day he was there alone. He figured that most of the other fellow miners were either doing their laundry, or working.

2000 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees

August 2000
ICMJ congratulates this year's inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame.

GPS Speeds Filing of Claims in Alaska

July 2000
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles signed a bill making several beneficial changes to Alaska mining claim location law.

Melman on Gold & Silver

January 2018

While gold’s chart has recently confirmed its short-term negative trend, the intermediate trend remains neutral while gold’s long-term chart is beginning to show some positive indications.

Uniting The Small Miners

February 2015
Have you ever wondered what it is going to take to stop the insanity of politicians and environmental groups from taking away our rights?

43 CFR 3809 Final Rule

April 2002
I’d like to send out a big “Thank You” to all of our readers who submitted comments regarding the proposed changes to the mining regulations. While we certainly didn’t get everything we asked for, we do have...

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