Large Scale Mining
The Ely Copper-Gold District of Nevada
January 2015 by Chris Ralph
The main ore deposits of the Ely district are associated with an east-west belt of altered and mineralized rocks measuring about one mile wide that extends 8 miles westward from Ely.
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The company that wants to build and operate the mine, Rare Element Resources Ltd., promises high-wage jobs and economic vitality to an area where 40 percent of the population is age 50 or older.
Disturbing Trend: Federal Judges Disregard Mining Laws
Recently, a left-leaning Arizona federal judge, James Soto, who is an Obama appointee, shut down a proposed copper mining project for the flimsiest of reasons. He basically disregarded and rewrote federal mining law.
Thieves Make Off with Tons of Gold & Silver Ore
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...the federal agency is intrigued by a plan that might result in cleaning up the area without cost to taxpayers.
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Unique Rare Earth Mine in Texas
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Nevada gold mines produced only about 6 percent more gold in 2010 than they did the year before, but the value of that gold was up a whopping 33 percent.
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