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•The Bawl Mill

"Dole"ing out spam

Martinis with the mayor

FBI is afraid of a mouse

Politically and fashionably correct

•Our Readers Say

Karla Komati -- Denver, Colorado

Lee Max Barnett -- San Quentin, California

Eric Christensen -- Boise, Idaho

•Legislative and Regulatory Update

"Sacred" Indian sites and Glamis Gold

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Miner acquitted

Environmentalists at it again in Oregon

Mine owners want high court to overturn ruling

More of the same from the EPA

•Lamproites and Diamonds

by W. Dan Hausel, Senior Economic Geologist, Wyoming State Geological Survey

Many rock hounds in the US are already familiar with lamproite, even though they may not realize it.

•Working the Belmont Mine, Butte, Montana—1953 (Part II)

by Bob Schlosser

The shrill whine of a small motor broke the silence, and the twelve-inch diameter fan bag, leading up the raise, filled with air.

"Let's go," he said. 

•Miner's Calendar

•A Real Placer Miner

by William Lewis

I can still envision those one-pound coffee cans filled to the top. 

•Mojave Desert Gold

by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Prospects remain bright for finding bulk gold deposits on broad pediments covered only by soil and rock debris. 

•Miner Unhappy After Judge Dismisses Charges

Ranger Caston was unable to name the 1872 Mining Law when he was asked what gives miners the right to mine. 

•Picks & Pans: Fig Tree, Grape Vine and Good Gold

by John Anderson

As the river dropped, it gave Leon the opportunity to explore bedrock in different locations...

•Sluicing on Bedrock

by Ron Wendt

The creek flowed down through the middle of bedrock, inviting snipers to test its richness.

•Sandstone Silver in Texas

by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

In roll fronts, the precipitating metals may ultimately replace quartz grains in the sandstone, thus providing a solid mass of ore that could be of great value. 

•A Few Prospecting Notes From Jim Straight 

by Jim Straight

...these earlier placer gold prospectors and miners were adept in seeking out the remnants of regional gold "runs" scattered over broad areas, sometimes more than 100 square miles.

•Explorers to Salvage Gold-Laden Ship

A salvage company struck a 20-year deal with Britain to search for riches in the sunken warship HMS Sussex...  

•Melman on Gold & Silver

by Leonard Melman

Intermediate and long term trendlines remain bullish and a break above $330 would turn the short term bullish as well.

•Mineral & Metal Prices

•Mining Stock Quotes

•Gold in Foreign Currencies

•Looking Back -- Excerpts from 50 years ago in CMJ

•Mine Market—Classified Ads (8 pages)

New and used equipment, services, claims for sale, etc.