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Woman Gets 90 Months in Mining Fraud Case
March 2007 by Staff
A Nevada woman was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for her role in an investment scheme involving claims that she could extract precious metals from volcanic cinders, officials said.Gold and Rare Earth Elements in New Mexico
We import nearly all of our REEs from China, so it’s critical that we find and continue to develop domestic resources of these elements.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• DOI backs mill sites
• Arizona goes to bat for miners
• Battles continue in California
• Climate change legislation
Molycorp Minerals Reopens Mountain Pass Mine
During the great uranium rush of the late 1940s, thousands of prospectors spread out all over the western United States sampling rock outcrops for traces of radioactivity.
Mining Industry Worried about Democrat-Controlled Congress
The new Democrat-controlled Congress will be largely hostile to the US mining industry on everything from taxes to environmental regulation, a top industry lobbyist warned.
The Tangential Impulse Water Wheel in California Gold Mining History—Part I
The modern tangential impulse water wheel, a device best suited for hydroelectric power production where high water head is available, is an ingenious device born in the historic gold mining industry of California in the 19th Century.
BLM Reports That 'Mining' Brings Most Public Reward
A report from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) titled "Public Rewards from Public Lands—Fiscal 1998", shows that minerals production is the largest income producer for the federal government on BLM-managed lands.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts — What are Washington state prospecting regulations?
• Ask The Experts — Could you please write an article explaining core samples?
• Ask The Experts — Please tell me more about the Tullock II rule.
• Prospecting on Pickering Bar
• Persistence Pays off for Cusac Gold Mines
• Internet Posting Fuels Gold Rush in Brazilian Town
• Mining Stocks—Things to Consider Before You Invest
• North Idaho Mine to Open Again in 2008
• Working Life of Troy Mine Could Be Extended
• Lucky Shot Mine and the Willow Creek Plutons
• Sampling Mineral Deposits
• In Pursuit of Gold and Silver in the Sierra Madres—Purchasing Land in Mexico
• Swiss Mining Company Demands Compensation From Bolivia
• Canadian Mint to Unveil $1 Million Coin
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
