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Rahall Looks to Rewrite 1872 Mining Law
June 2007 by Staff
For over twenty years, Rahall has been introducing bills in an attempt to overhaul the 1872 Mining Law. On May 10, 2007, he introduced another bill, HR 2262, which would drastically change the laws governing mining if enacted. This time, his bill may have a chance.Company Notes
• Washington Group Int'l
• Robinson Nevada Mining Co.
• Little Squaw Gold Mining Co.
• Newmont Mining Corp.
• Compania de Minas Buenaventura
PLP Update & Legislative and Regulatory Update
I’m combining these columns this month because there is an overlapping issue I wanted to address -- the new Interior Department “working group” on mining reform
The Bawl Mill
• Dollars and (non) sense
• Speaking of overspending
• A hare-raising solution
• No longer in the majority
• Feeling a little vulnerable
EPA Chief to Reconsider Paying Claims Over Mine Waste Spill
“We feel that we can clean up an area that has been abandoned after 100 years of mining,” Lyon said.
The Bawl Mill
• Science fiction?
• It was just environmentally friendly landscaping...
• A very generous pension plan
Detecting: Getting Away From The Heat And Into The Gold
Within a very few minutes, I had my first nice sounding target. It turned out to be a nice earring-size gold piece that was about a half a gram.
Drywashing for Desert Gold—Part I
If you have a bad case of gold fever like me, then it’s nice to know that you can get some of that pretty yellow metal almost any time of the year, wet or dry.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts—What is barite used for?
• Ask the Experts—Are you able to advise me on the status of HR3824?
• Our Readers Say
• Sulfides, Selenides and Tellurides
• Silver’s Shine is Back
• San Francisco Mint and US Gold Reserves
• Forest Service Attempts to Close Public Access
• Revisiting Commerce Resources—A Tantalum and Niobium Mining Project
• The Seventymile and American Creek Goldfields
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
