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•The Bawl Mill Corectting misteaks It pays to resign •Legislative and Regulatory Update Interior appropriations New bull trout plan released Comments needed •Editorial: Montana's Controversial Rock Creek Mine by Jim Ebisch Several legitimate concerns have been raised regarding the Rock Creek Mine. Although these concerns have become a crisis only for the peanut gallery, they still deserve to be addressed. •First Load of Concentrates Leaves Reopened Ruth Mine ...when we took over, we had a handful of people. Now we have close to 300 people working here. •Uranium Industry Enjoys Rebound As Prices Nearly Triple by Robert W. Black (AP) Global uranium production is about 90 million pounds per year, while consumption is 160 million to 180 million pounds... •BLM Warning About Purchase of Mining Claims on The Internet by Lawrence L. Dee, Geologist In a dramatic reversal of policy, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has posted the following message on the huge Internet auction house, eBay... •Determining the Amount of Gold in a Quartz Specimen by Chris Ralph Since crushing the specimen might well destroy its value, the prospector needs some reliable method to calculate the amount of gold contained within. •Miner's Calendar •Placer PGMs in Coon Creek, California by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD Cool wet winters and mild relatively dry summers in a wet maritime climate characterize the area of interest. •Getting Your Float Circuit Layout Right by Andrew Okely There are two general situations in the flotation circuit where the driving head needs to be carefully considered... •Pick Up Austria's New Gold Coin -- If You Can Lift It! by Verena Dobnik (AP) Marion Tschernutter...stands next to the world's biggest pure gold coin. •New Prospecting Guides Available Online Each pamphlet is free of charge...(and subscribers can read how to get them on page 28!) •Police Extend Detention of Newmont Executives ...we formally extend the arrest of the five suspects of the Buyat Bay pollution case... •Picks & Pans: Drywashing and Detecting in Southern California by Jim Straight There are still non-claimed areas where you can go out and successfully find gold. •Over The Divide: Merwin (Merv) H. Hemp •The Boludo Placers, Sonora by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD ...gold is disseminated throughout the gravels, but there are three major pay zones... •The Golden Highway -- Placer County by Frank Lorey III Exploring the golden history of Placer County requires a lot of side trips off Highway 49... •Northwest Miners Rally A Success Twenty-nine regulators had opportunities to work and observe small scale prospecting first hand. •Mine Threat Just a Stunt to Criticize Land Laws by Nicholas K. Geranios (AP) An environmental group has staked a claim to mine 20 acres of land next to a posh subdivision near Hayden Lake... •MINExpo 2004 Convention Report by Leonard Melman On display were trucks capable of hauling 250 tons or more in a single load and front-end loaders... •Looking Back •Melman on Gold & Silver by Leonard Melman ...since the debt is now rising at a horrendous rate of more than one-half trillion dollars per year, within just a very short time the cost of servicing that debt could become unmanageable, quite possibly leading to a parade of ever-escalating budgetary deficits. •Mineral & Metal Prices •Mining Stock Quotes •Gold in Foreign Currencies •Mine Market—Classified Ads (8 pages) New and used equipment, services, claims for sale, etc. |
