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Shortage of Mining Engineers Projected
February 2005 by John K. Wiley
As decade-high gold and silver prices spark a renewed interest in mining in the West, there are few mining education programs and fewer students earning mining engineering degrees due to two decades of decline in the US mining industry.
We’re Still Thinking About It
We have learned over the years, of course, that “previous development,” “roadless,” and “local support,” are in the mind of the beholder.
Ask the Experts
• Is the Spenceville Wildlife area open to prospecting?
Ask The Experts—What is a "closed" claim?
Q: I’ve been using a computer program that lists both active and closed mining claims. Can you tell me the definition of a closed claim and why they would be shown?
Lawsuit on Alleged Market Manipulation Continues
Blanchard and Company, which claims to be the largest retail gold dealer in the US, announced that its lawsuit against Barrick Gold Corp. and J.P. Morgan Chase & Company will move into the discovery phase.
Mojave Desert Placer Mining
Several locations in the Mojave Desert region of California have yielded placer gold, apparently scattered from nearby lode deposits that have long-since eroded from existence. Some of the areas are still popular with weekend prospectors, and some have been worked on a much larger scale in recent years.
In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—Up and Running
The day has finally arrived. After five long years, much tribulation and many trial runs, today is to be a full day of production.
Preserving the True History of the Ivanhoe
My partner had the contacts and it wasn’t long before we had an agreement in place and the company had a geologist on site. I recall a time when he was getting the lay of the land, so to speak, and he broke off a rock sample and inspected it with his magnifier.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ex-MarketWatch Mining Promoter Settles Charges
• Carbonatites
• Sage-Grouse Listing Denied
• The Art of Finding Coarse Gold—Part III
• Tongass Approves Kensington Mine Plan
• PLP Interim Rule Raffle
• California Miners Locate Rich Pocket of Specimen Gold
• The Lucky Shot Mine
• BC Premier Heralds "Golden Decade" in Forestry and Mining
• Drywashing for Eluvial Gold in the Desert—Using a Portable Drywasher and Hand Tools
• Claim Filings Up in the Northwest
• Canadian Officials Foresee Little Impact From Mine
• Coeur d'Alene Mines Sees Future in Bolivia
• The Golden Highway—Nevada County
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
