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The Bawl Mill
March 2005 by Scott Harn
• Our tax dollars at work, or not...• Crafty robbers make another withdrawl
• Nebraska Governor earns our praise for saving taxpayer money
• State cries "wolf!"
• Let's end on an up note
Original Sixteen to One Goes to Court—Challenges MSHA Citations
Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. has experienced unreasonable heavy-handed enforcement by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for the past two years (see ICMJ January 2000 issue). The publicly listed company operates a traditional underground gold mine...
Tips on Crevicing for Gold
When everything is still dry, one of my favorite methods of prospecting is using a straw to blow out small cracks and crevices that dot the exposed bedrock along a stream.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Proposed budget for EPA
- California SB 1222
- 640 million acres and counting
- Gold and silver bullion
Oregon County Tries to Interfere With Lawful Mining Operation
...Curry County, at the urging of local environmentalists, is doing whatever it can to get in his way. The county’s latest attempt was through the issuance of a stop-work order, which claimed numerous unsubstantiated violations.
BLM Swindles War Hero Out of Gold Mine
The Purple Heart license plates on Oliver Gregerson’s car inspire respect from everyone, except employees of the federal government. Oliver Gregerson says he has indisputable videotape evidence that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is guilty of criminal conspiracy and fraud, and he is taking them to federal court to prove it.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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$100 Million Lost on Faulty ESA Listing
• Geologists Locate Giant Gemstones
• Miner Wins Important Victory Against Forest Service
• Philippines Asks Foreigners to Invest in Mining
• The Art of Finding Coarse Gold Part IV—Recovery of Coarse Gold From Alluvial Placers
• Healthy Interest at Recent Vancouver Conferences
• Idaho Silver Miners Come to Aid of Tsunami Victims
• Picks & Pans: In Search of a Vein: Looking for Hardrock in the Talkeetna Mountains
• Researchers Trace History of Hope Diamond
• The "Rip-Roaring" Flood That Washed Out Mazuma, Nevada
• Looking Back
• Resolution Copper Mine, Arizona
• Company Notes
• China Ups Investment in Foreign Minerals
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
