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•The Bawl Mill House members "earn" another raise So how much is the national debt? •Update: Forest Service Interim Rule by Public Lands for the People The Interim Rule, allegedly, interprets 36 CFR § 228.4 but, in fact, does substantially more than that. By its own terms, the Interim Rule became effective on August 9, 2004, without regard to public comments. •Legislative and Regulatory Update I-147 will be on the ballot Consolidation granted More rivers off-limits to mining Valley fills decision appealed Forest Service cites dredgers Time extended for roadless comments Newmont water permit voided •VMS Deposits in Central Arizona I became interested in the property, as I have been involved in the Bagdad area since the 1960s, and had previously purchased a patented mining claim on Boulder Creek, just north of the Phelps Dodge property. •The Guyana Highlands by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD The Guyana Highlands consist of many kinds of igneous and metamorphic rocks of Precambrian age, largely concealed by soil and vegetation. Gold-bearing quartz veins, some of which have been mined, cut the older schists. •Miner's Calendar •Prospecting with a VLF-Type Gold Detector by Jim Straight Being first to kick down a tailing pile gave me an edge over those following me. It was exciting to find gold, even if they were small bits. I knew eventually I would find a larger keeper. I decided to share my technique. •Freegold Ventures' Golden Summit Project by Leonard Melman Freegold performed trenching exploration during 2002 that intercepted multiple shear zones and veins... •Picks & Pans: Working the Crevices by Ron Wendt It is amazing how fine gold will work its way down into extremely narrow cracks. Fractured bedrock should be entirely removed until solid material is reached. •Molybdenum by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD Molybdenum, referred to as "molly" by miners, is a white metal that is alloyed with iron to form hard, tough and strong steel. It was first used in World War I for armor plate on ships. Nowadays, molybdenum is routinely used to harden structural and tool steel, and to reduce corrosion. •2004 California State Gold Panning Championships One hundred eighty-one goldpanners flocked into the old mining town of Foresthill on Memorial Day weekend, all with the objective of proving just how good they were. This was the Wild West all over again... •Company Notes Washington Group Int'l; Robinson Nevada Mining Co. Little Squaw Gold Mining Co. Newmont Mining Corp.; Compania de Minas Buenaventura •Why Environmental Groups Prefer Kerry It's not only the differences in opinion regarding hotly debated items like global warming, the Kyoto treaty, logging or roadless areas--much of it revolves around money. •The French Mines of El Boleo by Michel Janicot Legend has it that a local rancher who found blue and green nodules--"boleos"--in an arroyo south of Santa Rosalia, Baja California, in 1868, discovered the ore body. •Looking Back •Melman on Gold & Silver by Leonard Melman Even the world's financial and commodity markets were acting strangely as the period from mid-August through mid-September saw the reversal of many important trends. The securities markets began to strengthen as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had been falling, rose from 9,800 to 10,300... •Mineral & Metal Prices •Mining Stock Quotes •Gold in Foreign Currencies •Mine Market—Classified Ads (9 pages) New and used equipment, services, claims for sale, etc. |
