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Update: Forest Service Interim Rule
October 2004 by Public Lands for the People
On July 9, 2004, Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Mark Rey, published the “Interim Rule.” By its own terms, the Interim Rule became effective on August 9, 2004, without regard to public comments. Public comments were, however, received until September 7, 2004.Miners Resume Search for Platinum Near Platinum
Goodnews Bay Platinum Mine, owned by Hanson Industries in Spokane, Washington, has resurrected a 60-year-old bucketline dredge to claw the steel-gray metal from the river drainages around Red Mountain on Cape Nushagak.
Melman on Gold & Silver
While gold’s chart has recently confirmed its short-term negative trend, the intermediate trend remains neutral while gold’s long-term chart is beginning to show some positive indications.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction dredging
• HR 2262
GATA Update
The case of Howe vs. Bank of International Settlements et al.—I like to call it Howe vs. All the Money in the World—was roughed up a little but survived its first day of hearing in federal court in Boston.
Mother Lode Gold, California
Included here is a portion of an article entitled “The Mother Lode of California” written in 1898 by Ross E. Browne. He was a son of J. Ross Browne, adventurer and writer, who won fame for his reports to the US Congress on the mineral resources of the...
Hard Rock University: Expensive Hobby or Real Business?
Improper sampling techniques lead to more avoidable heartache than almost anything else in micro mining.
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The Bawl Mill
• VMS Deposits in Central Arizona
• The Guyana Highlands
• Prospecting with a VLF-Type Gold Detector
• Freegold Ventures' Golden Summit Project
• Picks & Pans: Working the Crevices
• Molybdenum
• 2004 California State Gold Panning Championships
• Company Notes
• Why Environmental Groups Prefer Kerry
• The French Mines of El Boleo
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices







