Special Suction Dredge Permits in Jeopardy

October 1999 by Staff

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2009
• California piles on the taxes
• Cap and trade passes House
• EPA to address bonding
• Clean Water Restoration Act

The Business Of Mining: Profits, Losses, Hobbies and Businesses

November 2008
Everyone can deduct all of the ordinary and necessary expenses of conducting a trade or business. But how can anyone hope to refute the IRS’s labeling of their activity as a hobby or, probably more importantly, hope to achieve the label of a tax business?

Central Idaho Federal Employees Back to Work With Local Help

December 2016
The fire started early October 4, destroying the Bureau of Land Management office on the edge of town within minutes.

Battle Heats Up Over California Suction Dredging

March 2010
The State of California is seeking dismissal of the federal lawsuit filed by Public Lands for the People (PLP) on grounds that they are immune from such lawsuits under the 11th Amendment to the US Constitution. However, there is plenty of prior case precedence suggesting that state officials and agencies are open to such lawsuits when they assume responsibility for regulatory authority from the federal government.

Picks & Pans: Auburn Ravine Gold

January 2005
The high early spring runoff was in full force this late February 2004 day, lapping midway up the floodwall. As my good friend, and mining partner, Eric Johnson and I stood there watching the stream rush by behind his cabin, we wondered aloud what...

Ask The Experts

March 2016
How do I set up a Miller table?

Ask The Experts: How to remove precious metals from lead?

August 2010
I have a large amount of precious metals, gold and silver, mixed in with lead. Cupelling is expensive. What method can I use to extract the gold and silver without cupelling?

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