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Training Videos From NIOSH
April 2004 by Staff
Mining safety professionals can take advantage of training videos provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.Alaska and Nevada Continue to Lead the Pack
Alaska’s mining industry posted a record-breaking year in 2006, largely because of the high prices for zinc and other metals, state officials said.
The ABCs of XRF
Fast forward to present day and the XRF has come of age. Pull the trigger on the hand-held device and you get a nearly instant assay of the surface of a rock.
IBLA Limits Patent to Mineral Rights in Wild & Scenic River Corridors
The following was excerpted from a published decision of Interior Department Office of Hearings and Appeals
Mining Deaths Drop Overall in 2000
Fatal injuries at mining operations in the United States last year decreased nearly six percent from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the US Department of Labor’s Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Picks & Pans: DEF Prospectors Rally Was a Huge Success

Montana Candidate Sees Natural Resources as Path to Recovery
The key to returning Montana’s economy to its glory days is to remove the laws that prevent development of the state’s natural resources, says Thomas Keating, the only Republican who has declared himself a candidate for governor.
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