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•The Bawl Mill

•Our Readers Say

Glynn Burkhardt—Arizona Small Miners Assoc.

David Moe—North Dakota

Gary A. Ammerman—Washington

Ed "Ski" Szynkowski—California

•Legislative and Regulatory Update

San Bernardino National Forest Closure

Interior secretary wants reforms to 1872 Mining Law

Nevada drops lawsuit over mining regulations

Environmental extremists sue over mine operation

•NMFS Official Admits Bogus ESA Analyses

by James Buchal

Recent litigation has produced a revealing e-mail from Donna Darm, a high-ranking official at the Northwest Regional Office of NMFS.

•Glacial Gold in Ohio

by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Most of the glacial gold is very finely divided, though nuggets the size of a grain of wheat have been found.

•Miner's Calendar

•Administration Officials Pledge to Work Closely with Miners

by John K. Wiley, Associated Press Writer

The nation's mining industry can expect a more favorable working climate, Bush administration officials told a receptive audience at the Northwest Mining Association's (NWMA) annual convention.

•The Fort Knox Mine: 1,200 Ounces a Day

by Ron Wendt

One truck after another...enough to produce about 1,200 ounces of gold per day.

•Picks & Pans: Diamond Hunting in Wyoming 

by Rich Malone

Rod Griffin and I have spent most of our free time looking for the hard-to-find diamonds, and have found ourselves involved with wildlife, obstacles, bad roads, streams, bogs, bulls—you name it.

•Aussie Gold—A Look at New South Wales

by A.R. Cameron

New South Wales has two of the world's best deposits of opal at White Cliffs and Lightning Ridge. There are underground mines to visit, and even a motel below the surface at White Cliffs. Most travelers try their hand at "noodling"—scrambling over the many tailings heaps that dot the countryside in search of an over-looked opal.

•The Green Land-Grabbers: It's Not Just The Feds Who Are After Your Land

by Bonner Cohen, PhD

These environmental organizations often then sell the land to the government—at a profit. Most disturbing, land purchases reflect the long-term goal of some green groups to turn up to fifty percent of U.S. land into wilderness.

•ICMJ's 11th Annual Photo Contest Results

•A Rich Gold Strike at Scossa

by Robert P. Ezzo

"Hot Damn!" Scossa excitedly shouted as he stared at what he knew was one of his richest strikes ever.  

•Company Notes

Newmont Mining Corp.

Kinross Gold Corp.

TVX Gold Inc.

•3809 Drawing Winners

•Melman on Gold & Silver

by Leonard Melman

•Mining Stock Quotes

•Mineral & Metal Prices

•Newsstands

•Mine Market—Classified Ads (8 pages)