Training Videos From NIOSH

April 2004 by Staff

Ask The Experts

December 2014
• Real or fool's gold?

Gold in Mono County, California

June 1999
Lode gold and silver mines and prospects can be found in many parts of Mono County, from the Sweetwater Mountains on the north to the White Mountains on the south, and at elevations ranging from 5,000 to 12,000 feet. Mining activity on the rugged east flank of the Sierra Nevada is now severely restricted, especially in resort areas and where lands adjoin Yosemite National Park.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2002
• Celebrities take over hearing, and at least one senator is fed up
• Ruling Upholds EPA's authority to address Garcia River, other waterways polluted by runoff
• US Supreme Court: Sokaogon Chippewa can set water standard
• 1872 Mining Law under attack
• Waiting for a decision about 43CFR 3809

Gondwana Gold Gravels

June 2000
The German scientist, Alfred Wegener, came out with his theory of "continental drift" in 1912. He was considered a crackpot and it was half a century before geologists and planetary scientists began to take a second look at his theory.

Melman on Gold & Silver

April 2015
…the general investment community has turned away from mining shares over the past three years and moved whole-heartedly into conventional investments.

Mining Industry Enthusiastic About Prospects

March 2004
Vancouver, British Columbia, became the focus of the international mining community for five exciting days in late January as two conventions catering to the precious metals mining community were held just blocks apart from each other. And, while they both had differing emphases, each convention attracted unprecedented numbers of participants.

Our Readers Say

January 2011
Suggestions for claim jumpers

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