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Revisiting Commerce Resources—A Tantalum and Niobium Mining Project
June 2007 by Leonard Melman

Legislative and Regulatory Update
- DOI to address threatened species
- 141 Confirmations still pending
- California withdrawals canceled
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Update: People v. Rinehart
The law is on our side, but we’ve seen some crazy rulings coming out of courtrooms lately. I believe Rinehart will win his case, but then we move on to the State Water Resources Control Board.
The Bawl Mill
• Judge in Bundy/Gold Butte trial takes it one step further
• No real loss for the National Park Service
• Time to redefine “non-essential”
• Who’s in charge of the button?
The Bawl Mill
• Just a drop in the (coal) bucket
• Location, Location, Location...
• The "hard drive" for answers...
Legislative Update
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Pacific Legal Foundation files suit to de-list Klamath salmon
• Draft EIS on Suction Dredging in the Siskiyou National Forest
• More Siskiyou National Forest news
• District Court rules in favor of Nicolet Minerals
• State Supreme Court backs mining company
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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
• Rahall Looks to Rewrite 1872 Mining Law
• San Francisco Mint and US Gold Reserves
• Forest Service Attempts to Close Public Access
• The Seventymile and American Creek Goldfields
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver