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Silver Demand Driving Mine Production Up—Mexico Remains Number One Producer
July 1999 by Staff
Worldwide silver production is expected to increase annually, reaching 567 million ounces by 2001, up from 1997 levels of 501.9 million ounces...Mud Men: Pocket Miners of Southwest Oregon Part III
The amount of gold in the traces from the low-grade scattered veinlets may be much more than the traces from the small but rich pocket, at least until the pocket hunter closes in on the rich pocket. Further confusion arises if the prospector stumbles across a placer deposit on one of the higher peaks.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- DOI to address threatened species
- 141 Confirmations still pending
- California withdrawals canceled
Melman on Gold & Silver
…the general investment community has turned away from mining shares over the past three years and moved whole-heartedly into conventional investments.
A Note from the Editor
Also in the good news category, the current administration has taken many of our recommendations regarding much-needed regulatory relief to heart.
Gold Pours Again at Jerritt Mine
Yukon-Nevada received permission last month from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to restart the mill, after the agency determined the company met environmental standards.
A Third Generation Small-Scale Hardrock Revival
One of his friends had 700 feet of small-gauge mine track and a hundred-year-old track bender laying out in his back 40; plus he also wanted to join the team. Perfect.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Karuk Tribe at it again
• Republicans drop mining provision from budget bill
• Idaho miners agree to stricter bonding requirements
• Comments needed for Oregon turbidity review
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The Bawl Mill
• Gold Hunters Hit the Web in Fight with Missile Range
• Religious Broadcaster in Liberia Mining Venture
• Kazak Government Collects Gold from Residents
• Recreational Gold Panning on the South Yuba River
• Groups Wonder Meaning of Call for More Wilderness
• Mining Claim Maintenance Fee Due
• Desert Bonanza
• Gold Near Boulder, Colorado
• Company Notes
• The Carissa Gold Mine, South Pass, Wyoming—A Sleeper?
• Tantalum
• Building the American Dream
• Picks & Pans: A Pay Streak in Slate
• Elizabethtown: Uncovering a Buried California Mining Community
• California Diamonds
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
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