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•The Bawl Mill

Bachelor of Science or just B.S.?

Monster makes the list

An unexpected souvenir

Candidate has bad timing

•Legislative and Regulatory Update

Salmon populations and the ESA

Miners need to get involved in Utah

•Higher Copper Price Brings Hope, Jobs

by Associated Press

At Los Hermanos Restaurant & Lounge, Margie Lopez remembers the days when the mine teemed with workers.

Zeballos Gold Camp, British Columbia

by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Placer gold can be found in many of the creeks and rivers on the island. 

•Agreement Allows Pogo Mine to Resume Construction

by Dan Joling, Associated Press

We did lose a lot of our good people," said Karl Hanneman, Alaska regional director for Teck-Pogo. "We hope they will come back and join us."

•Miner's Calendar

•Treasure Hawk Mine Back in Action

"...my faith in the value of gold... has made it all worthwhile." 

•Oregon Dredgers Receive Threats from Environmentalists

This is NEDC's latest attempt... to shut down gold dredging in Oregon. 

•Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods--Part I

by Chris Ralph

While most small-scale miners focus their energies on placer deposits, most large mining companies put their efforts primarily into hard rock mining. Although many miners may see these as two separate worlds that can never meet., a better understanding of hard rock mining for small operators can be very helpful in many ways.

•Mood At Calgary Conference Is Subdued, But Optimistic

by Leonard Melman

Robert Bishop, editor of the Gold Mining Stock Report, also believed that we were in the very early stages of a prolonged metals bull market. 

•Reinventing the Wheel--The Infinity Jet

by Reggie Gould

To all the miners who read the article, "New Life for the Suction Dredge," printed in the December 2003 issue of ICMJ, I have an amusing update for you.

•Company Notes

Capital Hill Gold; Calais Resources; Copper Ridge Exploration; Rangold Resources; Linux Gold; Diamond Discoveries Int'l

•Endangered Species Act Is A Mess

by the Editor

...the PERC study pegs the cost at close to four times that amount.

•Placer Platinum

by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Placer platinum could be far more common than realized...

•Here Come the MineBots

by Rolando R. Gutierrez

MineBots sport all-terrain treads and operate short distances on wire tethers...

•Agency Gives Initial Backing to Kensington Mine

The most significant changes involve access, tailings and the size of the mine.

•Mineral & Metal Prices

•Mining Stock Quotes

•Gold in Foreign Currencies

•Looking Back

•Melman on Gold & Silver

by Leonard Melman

Yet another fear is that should real estate values begin to decline, many financial institutions could be placed in some jeopardy because their largest loans are frequently collateralized by real estate holdings and if the value of that collateral declines, then so would the quality of those institutions' overall loan portfolio.

•Brits Thwart Robbery of Gold and Cash

The gang had been allowed through a security barrier at the entrance to the Swissport cargo warehouse...

•Mine Market—Classified Ads (9 pages)

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