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The Financial Repercussions of the WTC Tragedy
October 2001 by Leonard Melman
If the goal of the September 11 terrorists was to inflict maximum damage on the American psyche as well as American economy, they could hardly have picked a better target than the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC).Additional articles that might interest you...
The Bawl Mill
October 2003
• House members "earn" another raise
• Not the sharpest knife in the drawer...I mean...clerk in the store
• That's 8.49 million first-class postage stamps
• House members "earn" another raise
• Not the sharpest knife in the drawer...I mean...clerk in the store
• That's 8.49 million first-class postage stamps
British Columbia to Streamline Filing of Mining Claims
November 2003
Tired of trudging through quagmires, over mountains and slipping into bloodsucker infested mud holes to stake your mining claim? Then perhaps you should consider British Columbia. BC is moving towards an Internet-based claim staking system that will allow you to stake your claims during football half-time festivities.
Tired of trudging through quagmires, over mountains and slipping into bloodsucker infested mud holes to stake your mining claim? Then perhaps you should consider British Columbia. BC is moving towards an Internet-based claim staking system that will allow you to stake your claims during football half-time festivities.
Germany Developing Gold Vending Machine
July 2009
It’s a novel twist on the vending machine: in go the coins, out comes a nugget of gold.
It’s a novel twist on the vending machine: in go the coins, out comes a nugget of gold.
Aussie Gold—Swinging Over to South Australia
April 2002
Since the founding of the original colony in 1836, minerals have proven a vital resource to fund the State’s development. Originally, copper was the lifeblood, being discovered not long after settlement.
Since the founding of the original colony in 1836, minerals have proven a vital resource to fund the State’s development. Originally, copper was the lifeblood, being discovered not long after settlement.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
January 2002
• San Bernardino National Forest Closure
• Interior secretary wants reforms to 1872 Mining Law
• Nevada drops lawsuit over mining regulations
• Environmental extremists sue over mine operation
• San Bernardino National Forest Closure
• Interior secretary wants reforms to 1872 Mining Law
• Nevada drops lawsuit over mining regulations
• Environmental extremists sue over mine operation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 2012
• Increase in claim fees
• Impact of recent elections
• Current suction gold dredging status in California
• Parks in Southern California
• Increase in claim fees
• Impact of recent elections
• Current suction gold dredging status in California
• Parks in Southern California
IBLA Limits Patent to Mineral Rights in Wild & Scenic River Corridors
March 1999
The following was excerpted from a published decision of Interior Department Office of Hearings and Appeals
The following was excerpted from a published decision of Interior Department Office of Hearings and Appeals
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