Uranium Industry Enjoys Rebound as Prices Nearly Triple

November 2004 by Robert W. Black

Selenium, Mercury and Suction Dredging—Studies Contradict CA State Water Resources Board

April 2013
Federal and state regulatory agencies often cite mercury and methyl mercury in our waterways as a major factor for further restrictions on placer mining, and on suction gold dredge mining, in particular. However, these regulatory agencies are minimizing selenium and its neutralizing effects.

Editorial—BLM 43 CFR 3809 Revision Status

April 1999
ICMJ has reviewed the U.S. DOI, BLM, 516 page Environmental Impact Statement on proposed 43 CFR 3809...and can only conclude that the proposed action amounts to several more nails in mining's coffin.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2006
• Roadless Rule
• Eastern Oregon miners forced out of water
• Colorado city pushes for more regulations
• Kensington project moves forward

Prospecting With The Help of Fluvial Geomorphology

March 2011
Quiz yourself about the stream in figure 5. Based on your previous knowledge of where gold is found in a stream and in this article, where do you think you will find the most gold?

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

January 2015

Melman on Gold & Silver

January 2015
The question of relentless government payouts continues to haunt the political system.

Greenstone Belts in Minnesota

August 2005
Greenstone is a dark greenish-black basaltic rock which, along with chloritized schist, forms belts up to 50 miles wide in northern Minnesota, in rocks of Late Archean age. Most belts are 2.6 to 2.9 billion years old.

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