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The Bawl Mill
September 2009 by Staff
• Feeding the addiction...• Running on empty...
• Boxer may go down with the count
Nevada County Feeling Pain of Slumping Mining Industry
A major slump in the gold mining industry is taking its toll on central Nevada, where county commissioners are planning a 30 percent across-the-board spending cut beginning July 1.
Bigger and Better—Gold Prospecting & Mining Summit Recap
Our second year’s Summit, held over five days in mid-May, was even bigger and better than last year’s gathering. We had more vendors, more hands-on classes and a very full slate of lectures and presentations. Over 2,300 prospectors attended...
The Business of Mining—Home Office Tax Deduction
It is not just a few small-scale prospectors who use a home office. An increasing number of miners, prospectors, and mining-related business owners are operating at least a portion of their business from a home office.
Iron Minerals, Your Detector and Gold
It’s worthwhile for the prospector using a metal detector to know a little bit more about the association of iron and gold as well as how iron minerals affect your metal detector.
A Long Dry Spell
Just three weeks ago one of our prospecting team members decided to go back to this location on his own. He had a new detector and wanted to try it out some.
Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know
I-147 Before Montana Supreme Court
A group supporting a ballot measure to overturn a ban on using cyanide in certain mines has told the Montana Supreme Court it should throw out a lawsuit against Initiative 147. Facts surrounding the claims of I-147 opponents must be sorted out before the high court can consider the legal challenge, said proponents who call themselves Miners, Merchants and Montanans for Jobs and Economic Opportunity.
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Drive Under Way to Restore the Rights of Suction Dredgers
• Abbey Confirmed As BLM Director
• Gifts of Gold for University of Zimbabwe
• Flood Stage—The Key to Reading a River
• Noted Geologist Murdered in Kenya
• South Yuba River Recreational Area
• Rio Employees Face Trade Secrets, Bribery Charges
• Pocket Mining Potential in Nevada's East Humboldt Range
• Company Finds Gold in Wyoming’s Rattlesnake Hills
• The Economic Impact of Suction Dredging in California
• Bucket Line Dredges
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
