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Record Interest at Recent Mining Conventions
March 2006 by Leonard Melman
If anyone needed convincing that high metals prices have brought mining back into the public’s consciousness, two conventions held in Vancouver, British Columbia near the end of January 2006 should have ended any doubt.Additional articles that might interest you...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
April 2017
• Bills introduced to stop federal management of greater sage grouse
• WOTUS under review
• Congressional Review Act
• Bills introduced to stop federal management of greater sage grouse
• WOTUS under review
• Congressional Review Act
Legislative and Regulatory Update
March 2015
• Flurry of new bills in Congress
• Gold mining bills in Washington State
• Idaho suction dredging bill
• California suction dredging update
• PLP fundraising drive
Falcon Fanatic: Journey of a Novice Detectorist
July 2018
My first day using my pinpointer I detected an area where the fellas’ big guns had swooped in and cleaned up all the “big gold” and I got over sixty tiny pieces of gold.
East Coast Dredger Heads West—Part III
March 2009
There was an outcropping of exposed bedrock on the bank, and it again resurfaced in the river about 25’ away. I decided to start a hole near that exposed bedrock, and pointed the nozzle down into the sand and cobbles.
There was an outcropping of exposed bedrock on the bank, and it again resurfaced in the river about 25’ away. I decided to start a hole near that exposed bedrock, and pointed the nozzle down into the sand and cobbles.
The Bawl Mill
October 2017
- Those “dog-gone” fraud charges
- Fake news
2000 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
August 2000
ICMJ congratulates this year's inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame.
ICMJ congratulates this year's inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame.
Picks & Pans: Arizona Desert Drywashing Adventure
February 2002
As a dedicated dredger, this was to be a totally different experience. Finding gold without using water seemed almost impossible.
As a dedicated dredger, this was to be a totally different experience. Finding gold without using water seemed almost impossible.
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