Visionaries, Scoundrels, and Gamblers

February 2000 by Associated Press

Federal and State Biologists Accused of Planting Evidence

February 2002
Federal and state wildlife biologists planted false evidence of a rare cat species in two national forests, officials told The Washington Times.

Melman on Gold & Silver

November 2003
While there may have been events of the past month that were more important, nothing captured the imagination of the nation and much of the world like the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as California’s new governor-elect. After weeks of on again, off again judicial rulings and a campaign of astonishing muckraking and innuendo-laden accusations, he did indeed enjoy a resounding victory.

The Bawl Mill

February 2017
• EPA doesn’t “pay” by the rules
• 554 million off-limits

Legislative and Regulatory Update

October 2021

• BLM is moving back to DC?
• Gray wolf re-listed?
• EPA to redefine WOTUS again

Calico Mine

May 2002
During the summer break of my first year of college in the late ‘50s, I was unemployed and bored, so my friends and I decided to do some gold mine exploration. We used to read a magazine called Treasure and had a good idea of where all the gold mines were located.

Prospecting for Hardrock Platinum, Nickel & Copper Deposits

October 2007
Recent sharp price increases for copper, nickel and platinum group metals (PGMs) have greatly stimulated exploration for these metals, and individual prospectors have made important discoveries of new deposits.

Land of Golden Dreams—California in the Gold Rush Decade

November 1999
San Marino, California—"Boys, I believe I have found a gold mine!" With these simple words, an obscure New Jersey carpenter and mechanic named James W. Marshall set in motion a global cascade of events that dramatically shaped the social and economic life of California and the American West.

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