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| Forest
Service tries to further restrict mining |
05/01/08 |
| Captain's
Log |
04/22/08 |
| Captain's
Log |
04/04/08 |
| Captain's
Log |
03/28/08 |
| "How
to Find Your Own High Grade Gold Deposits" will be coming
to Concord, California, on April 3rd. See Miner's
Calendar for more information. |
03/25/08 |
| Captain's
Log |
03/21/08 |
| GOLD
HITS NEW RECORD—$1,000+ |
03/14/08 |
| Goldman
sees "explosive" commodity rallies, $175 oil |
03/14/08 |
| Adjusted
for inflation, gold far from record levels pdf (John
Embry) |
03/06/08 |
| Global
shortage of metals looming (Financial Post) |
02/25/08 |
| International
Monetary Fund plans to sell gold, gets approval from U.S. (Bloomberg) |
02/25/08 |
| Comments
needed
on
Washington
"Gold
&
Fish"
regulations |
01/07/08 |
| Preble's
mouse
resurrected
-
comments
needed |
01/06/08 |
| And
the Photo Contest winners are... |
12/26/07 |
| December
issue
arriving
later
than
usual |
12/10/07 |
| The
Journal welcomes Chris Ralph as Associate Editor |
12/06/07 |
| Update
on HR 2262, a bill to impose a royalty and additional severe
restrictions on mining |
11/01/07 |
| Update
on
California's
anti-dredging
bill,
AB
1032 |
10/14/07 |
| Editorial
on
AB
1032
ignores
the
benefits
provided
to
fish
by
suction
gold
dredgers |
10/10/07 |
| Comments
needed
on
The
Hardrock
Mining
and
Reclamation
Act
of
2007
(HR2262) |
08/27/07 |
| That
was
then,
this
is
now
for
gold.
Parallels
in
gold's
past
abound,
but
changed
landscape
complicates
(cbsmarketwatch.com) |
08/24/07 |
| Attack
on
1872
Mining
Act
Flawed,
Unfair
to
Miners
(Albuquerque
Journal) |
07/30/07 |
| Gold
or
Fish?
Battle
Brews
on
California
Rivers
(Sacramento
Bee) |
07/30/07 |
| Update
on
AB
1032,
the
California
bill
to
eliminate
suction
gold
dredging |
07/24/07 |
| Green
Goodies—It's
payback
time
for
another
left-leaning
lobby
(an
excellent
opinion
piece
from
the
Wall
Street
Journal) |
06/18/07 |
| Several
important pending
regulations are in need of comments from concerned miners,
including pending dredging restrictions in California and the
Forest Service's attempt to criminalize mining claim occupation |
05/26/07 |
| HSBC
lifts
precious
metals
forecast |
05/16/07 |
| Our
new shopping cart is up and running |
05/01/07 |
| There
are
two
proposed
rules—one
by
the
California
State
Water
Resources
Board,
the
other
by
the
Bureau
of
Land
Management—that
miners
need
to
review
and
comment
on.
See
Pending
Rules
&
Regulations. |
03/27/07 |
| Coming
in
the
April
issue... |
03/18/07 |
| February
2007
issues
will
be
arriving
late |
02/08/07 |
| Our
Miner's
Hat
keychain/flashlights
are
now
available
online
via
the
merchandise
link |
01/30/07 |
| Merrill
Lynch
is
okay
with
gold
stocks...
sort
of |
01/30/07 |
| The
London
Bullion
Market
Association
released
its
2007
Annual
Forecast
(.pdf
file) |
01/17/07 |
| Why
bullion
is
headed
for
an
all-time
high
(The
Times
online
-
UK) |
01/08/07 |
| ScotiaMocatta
releases
its
December
report
on
gold,
silver,
platinum
and
palladium
(.pdf) |
01/04/07 |
| Photo
Contest
winners
announced |
12/27/06 |
| Dreaming
of
a
Gold
Christmas?
(the
motley
fool) |
12/22/06 |
|
Gold
2007:
Shiny
Opportunity
or
Fool's
Prospect?
"If
you
can
only
make
one
commodity
investment,"
gold
is
the
"choice
for
2007."
--Deutche
Bank
chief
metals
economist
(seekingalpha.com) |
12/11/06 |
| China
should
buy
more
gold
says
government
economist
Reuters |
11/15/06 |
| Dehedging
Gold—Why
Barrick's
in
Trouble
seekingalpha.com |
11/14/06 |
| Gold
still
aiming
at
$1,000
an
ounce
--
but
when?
cbsmarketwatch.com
(free
registration
required
for
archived
articles) |
11/3/06 |
| The
Millers
need
constructive
comments
in
support
of
the
Draft
Environmental
Impact
Statement
recently
issued
by
the
USFS
to
mine
the
Robin
Redbreast
Lode.
See
Pending
Rules,
Regulations,
Projects. |
09/29/06 |
| Environmentalists
are
new
foes
of
some
of
the
world's
poorest
Rocky
Mountain
News |
09/26/06 |
| Blatant
Manipulation
—Ted
Butler
explains
why
he
believes
the
price
of
silver
is
being
manipulated |
09/12/06 |
| Goldcorp
offers
$6.8
billion
for
Glamis
cbsmarketwatch
(free
registration
required
for
archived
articles) |
08/31/06 |
| Deadline
is
approaching
to
enter
to
win
6
troy
ounces
gold
Waldo
Mining
District |
08/31/06 |
| Did
the
US
Treasury
manipulate
the
gold
price
down?
fnarena
news |
08/02/06 |
| NovaGold
says
Barrick
offer
undervalues
its
assets
bloomberg |
07/28/06 |
| Inco
fails
in
bid
for
Falconbridge
bloomberg |
07/28/06 |
| Scientists
respond
to
Gore's
warning
of
climate
catastrophe
Canada
Free
Press |
07/19/06 |
| Property
rights
initiative
gathers
steam
in
Washington—may
be
on
November
ballot
Seattle
Times |
07/10/06 |
| Precious
metals
sink
in
broad
commodity
sell-off |
06/13/06 |
| Gold
drops
to
six-week
low
cbsmarketwatch
(free
registration
required
for
archived
articles) |
06/01/06 |
| Our
Market
Prices
page
now
includes
precious
metals
(gold,
silver,
platinum,
palladium)
and
base
metals
(copper,
nickel,
aluminum,
lead,
zinc) |
05/23/06 |
| Gold
holds
atop
$700;
copper,
platinum
set
records |
05/10/06 |
| Silver
EFT
begins
trading
cbsmarketwatch
(free
registration
required
for
archived
articles)
|
04/28/06 |
| Gold,
silver
at
multi-decade
highs
cbsmarketwatch
(free
registration
required
for
archived
articles)
|
03/14/06 |
| Coming
in
the
April
2006
issue
of
ICMJ's
Prospecting
and
Mining
Journal |
03/14/06 |
| Golden
opportunity:
The
case
for
$1,000
an
ounce
cbsmarketwatch
(free
registration
required
for
archived
articles) |
03/02/06 |
| China
to
make
gold
trading
easier
cbsmarketwatch
(free
registration
required
for
archived
articles) |
03/01/06 |
| January
2006
issues
will
be
arriving
late |
01/26/06 |
| Complete
sets
of
2005
are
now
available |
01/03/06 |
| Oregon
DEQ
is
revising
turbidity
regulations
that
will
impact
all
in-stream
miners.
Your
comments
are
needed. |
12/26/05 |
| Our
2005
Photo
Contest
winners
have
been
announced.
Click
on
the
"Photo
Contest"
link
above. |
12/26/05 |
|
Gold
breaks
through
$500
to
23-year
high;
silver
climbs
in
tandem;
copper
follows
suit.
Here
are
just
a
few
of
the
recent
articles
popping
up
all
over
the
Internet
regarding
the
rise
of
commodities: |
12/01/05 |
|
Oregon
Dept
of
State
Lands
Proposal
to
stop
allowing
mining
in
all
"scenic"
waterways
in
Oregon |
11/21/05 |
| Gold
firms,
closes
in
on
18-year
peak |
11/21/05 |
| Reminder:
Photo
Contest
entries
must
be
postmarked
by
November
15,
2005 |
11/14/05 |
| Coming
in
the
December
2005
issue
of
ICMJ's
Prospecting
and
Mining
Journal |
11/14/05 |
| Barrick
offers
$9.2
billion
for
Placer
Dome
CBS
News |
10/31/05 |
| BLM
Finalizes
Regulatory
Changes
to
Recover
Costs
of
Processing
Minerals-Related
Documents |
10/06/05 |
| House
Resources
Committee
introduces
HR
3824,
The
Endangered
Species
Recovery
Act
of
2005.
TESRA
addresses
many
of
the
shortcomings
of
the
current
Endangered
Species
Act. |
09/21/05 |
| NY
gold
spikes
up
to
17-year
and
contract
high
Reuters |
09/19/05 |
| Silver's
as
good
as
gold.
Short
supplies
set
to
lift
prices.
cbsmarketwatch.com
(registration
needed
for
archives
articles) |
09/16/05 |
| Gold
breaches
$455/ounce.
Gold:
The
Bulls
Have
Awoken
from
Australasian
Investment
Review |
09/15/05 |
| Gold
hits
new
2005
high,
hones
in
on
17-year
peak
Reuters |
09/15/05 |
| Additional
back
issues
listed
online
for
purchase.
Now
available,
1996-2005
single
issues
or
complete
year
sets.
Click
on
Back
Issues
tab
to
view. |
09/01/05 |
| BLM
has
fulfilled
obligations
to
increase
claim
fees. |
07/05/05 |
| Update:
Karuk
Tribe
of
Northern
California
loses
in
their
attempt
to
force
the
Forest
Service
to
shut
down
all
in-stream
mining. |
07/05/05 |
| The
Forest
Service
has
released
their
228.4
Final
Rule,
replacing
the
Interim
Rule,
which
covers
when
a
Notice
of
Intent
or
Plan
of
Operation
is
required.
A
review
will
be
published
in
our
upcoming
July
2005
issue. |
06/07/05 |
| Johnson
Matthey's
annual
report
on
platinum.
Includes,
supply,
demand,
outlook,
more...
(pdf
file) |
05/17/05 |
| Comments
needed
on
Buckhorn
Mountain
project.
See
Pending
Rules,
Regulations,
Projects. |
04/14/05 |
| Most
BLM
websites
are
currently
down.
Public
spokesperson
Bobbie
Davis-Wier,
of
the
Sacramento
BLM
office,
stated
they
are
currently
unsure
how
long
it
will
take
to
resolve
the
problem.
It
resulted
from
a
security
breach
that
occurred
on
Friday,
April
8,
where
someone
was
able
to
access
certain
files
without
authorization. |
04/11/05 |
| 1999
and
2000
back
issues
have
been
added
to
the
online
ordering
program
in
the
Back
Issues
section.
We
will
continue
to
add
more
back
issues
as
time
permits. |
03/30/05 |
| Washington
State
Dept.
of
Ecology
study,
"Effects
of
Small-Scale
Gold
Dredging
on
Arsenic,
Copper,
Lead,
and
Zinc
Concentrations
in
the
Similkameen
River" |
03/22/05 |
| Barrick,
Morgan
ordered
to
settle
with
coin
dealer
Toronto
Globe
and
Mail |
03/16/05 |
| Gold
touches
2005
high,
eyes
dollar
for
more
gains
Reuters |
03/09/05 |
| You
can
now
purchase
back
issues
or
complete
year
sets
online.
January
2001
through
the
current
issue
are
available.
More
back
issues
will
be
added
as
time
permits,
and
we
hope
to
be
adding
a
search
function
in
the
very
near
future! |
03/03/05 |
| Court:
Forest
Service
cannot
require
Notice
of
Intent
or
Plan
of
Operation
unless
miner
is
using
earthmoving
equipment,
such
as
a
bulldozer
or
backhoe,
or
the
miner
is
cutting
trees
(US
vs.
Terry
McClure) |
02/28/05 |
| Gold,
silver
punch
higher
as
dollar
wobbles
Reuters |
02/22/05 |
| IMF
gold
sale
unlikely
(link
at
"Currencies")
Morgan
Stanley |
02/14/05 |
| New
uses
for
gold
could
raise
industrial
demand
by
50%
in
a
decade
Business
Report
(New
Zealand) |
02/09/05 |
| Comment
period
extended
to
March
4,
2005,
for
New
700-J
General
Permit
for
Suction
Dredging
Oregon
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(DEQ).
See
Pending
Rules,
Projects,
Regulations |
02/09/05 |
| South
Yuba
River
draft
plan
open
for
comments.
See
Pending
Rules,
Projects,
Regulations |
01/26/05 |
| Wall
Street
advice:
get
heavy
on
metal
The
Wall
Street
Journal
Online |
01/26/05 |
|
Final
Draft,
New
700-J
General
Permit
for
Suction
Dredging
Oregon
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(DEQ)
Comments
due
by
February
11,
2005.
See
Pending
Rules,
Projects,
Regulations |
01/24/05 |
| Bullion
expected
to
have
big
rally
in
2005
Toronto
Globe
and
Mail |
01/14/05 |
| US
gold
ETF's
inflow
may
be
"de-gearing"
--
analyst
Reuters
Financial
News |
01/14/05 |
| REMINDER:
THE
AD
DEADLINE
FOR
THE
FEBRUARY
2005
ISSUE
IS
JANUARY
10TH |
01/09/05 |
| Gold-based
fund
records
most
successful
start
for
an
ETF
investoroffshore.com |
01/04/05 |
| Place
your
bets
on
gold
The
Australian |
12/31/04 |
| A
golden
year
for
bullion
is
tipped
to
continue
The
Times
online
(UK) |
12/29/04 |
| Photo
Contest
winners
announced |
12/27/04 |
| Bank
of
China
is
approved
to
launch
individual
gold
trading
interfax |
12/21/04 |
| Indian
tribe
files
suit
to
stop
mining
on
Salmon,
Klamath
and
Scott
Rivers
-
ICMJ
staff |
11/30/04 |
| Gold:
Back
to
the
future
-
Presentation
by
Pierre
Lasonde
of
Newmont
Mining
to
the
San
Francisco
Precious
Metals
Conference
(pdf) |
11/30/04 |
| Rush
is
on—gold
ETF
nears
4
million
shares
traded
cbsmarketwatch.com
(free,
but
login
required
for
archived
articles) |
11/18/04 |
| Gold
exchange-traded-fund
finally
starts
trading
on
Big
Board
cbsmarketwatch.com
(free,
but
login
required
for
archived
articles) |
11/18/04 |
| Reminder:
Photo
contest
entries
must
be
postmarked
by
Monday,
November
15!!
Information,
entry
form,
etc. |
11/12/04 |
| Exchange
traded
gold
fund
arrives
next
week
on
the
NYSE
cnnmoney.com |
11/12/04 |
| Interview:
Gold
supply
under
pressure
--
Merrill
fund
manager
Yahoo
Finance |
11/10/04 |
| Gold
price
at
16-year
high
Financial
Times |
11/04/04 |
| Canyon
to
pursue
cyanide-free
mine
in
Lincoln
Independent
Record |
11/04/04 |
| Canyon
Resources
reports
defeat
of
Montana's
I-147
yahoo.com |
11/03/04 |
| The
dollar's
weakness
is
adding
to
the
lustre
of
gold
Financial
Times |
10/22/04 |
| Reminder:
The
deadline
for
our
annual
photo
contest
is
November
15,
2004.
Information,
entry
form,
etc. |
10/19/04 |
|
Communities
deserve
seat
at
"Roadless
Rule"
table
Casper
Star
Tribune
Reminder:
The
deadline
to
comment
on
the
rule
is
November
15th! |
10/19/04 |
| Candidates
differ
sharply
on
uses
for
public
land
Denver
Post |
10/17/04 |
| Cost
to
conserve
endangered
California
tiger
salamander
could
reach
$418
million
Capitol
Report |
10/17/04 |
| Kempthorne:
Endangered
Species
Act
inefficient
Times-News
(Boise) |
10/16/04 |
| Gold
may
climb
on
higher
oil
costs,
lower
Dollar,
survey
says
bloomberg.com |
10/11/04 |
| Time
to
buy
commodity
producers
cbsmarketwatch.com
(requires
free
reg.
for
archived
articles) |
10/06/04 |
| Gold
may
top
15-year
high
as
Dollar
falls
vs
Euro,
survey
says
bloomberg.com |
10/04/04 |
| Public
Lands
for
the
People
raffles
off
dredge
as
fundraiser
--winner
announced |
09/20/04 |
| The
comment
deadline
for
the
proposed
change
regarding
control
and
management
of
roadless
area
has
been
extended
to
November
15,
2004.
See
Proposed
Rules,
Regulations,
Projects
section. |
09/18/04 |
| Price
of
gold
manipulated,
Embry
says
National
Post
(Canada) |
09/13/04 |
| Chinese
gold
demand
set
to
rise
hindubusinessline.com |
09/08/04 |
| Never
mind
gold's
price,
look
at
volume
cbsmarketwatch.com
(requires
free
reg.
for
archived
articles) |
08/30/04 |
|
Four
new
items
have
been
added
to
the
Proposed
Rules,
Regulations,
Projects
section.
The
proposals
involve
critical
habitat,
changes
to
MSHA
training
requirements,
restricting
vehicle
use
in
forests,
and
Fremont
Gold
Corp.'s
exploration
plans
in
Wyoming.
Please
provide
your
constructive
comments
to
the
appropriate
agencies. |
8/25/04 |
| Gold
shines
as
sales
keep
soaring
timesonline |
08/19/04 |
| Gold
Fields
to
buy
Iamgold
in
$2.1
billion
stock
swap
bloomberg.com |
08/11/04 |
| Gold
futures
rise
after
US
says
NYSE,
IMF
are
terror
targets
bloomberg.com |
08/02/04 |
| House
advances
two
bills
changing
Endangered
Species
Act
cnsnews.com |
07/22/04 |
| Gold
slips
below
support
at
$400
amid
firm
dollar
Reuters |
07/21/04 |
| Comment
period
open,
meeting
scheduled,
Draft
Resource
Management
Plan
and
Draft
Environmental
Impact
Statement
issued
for
Central
Utah |
07/19/04 |
| Reuters
Poll
--
Gold
to
hold
above
$400
this
year,
and
next |
07/19/04 |
| Gold
still
outshines
alternatives
The
Courier-Mail,
Australia |
07/16/04 |
| Lawsuit
to
challenge
new
Forest
Service
regulations
www.icmj.com |
07/14/04 |
Oregon's
KATU
news,
an
ABC
affiliate,
reports
on
a
couple
of
gold
dredgers
video
katu.com |
07/13/04 |
| Gold
falls
as
Dollar
gains
after
US
trade
deficit
narrows
bloomberg.com |
07/13/04 |
| Gold
expected
to
rise
for
a
second
straight
week,
survey
shows
bloomberg.com |
07/12/04 |
| Gold
hits
$407
as
dollar
sags
furturesource.com |
07/08/04 |
| Newmont's
24k
play
Barron's
online |
07/07/04 |
| Four-way
takeover
battle
among
North
American
gold
miners
cbsmarketwatch.com
(requires
free
reg.
for
archived
articles) |
06/29/04 |
| CBM
wells
no
threat
to
groundwater
says
EPA
Western
Business
Roundtable |
06/29/04 |
| US-Canadian
gold
mining
battle
heats
up
as
companies
outbid
each
other
on
merger
Reuters |
06/24/04 |
| ROBU:
Reclamation
improves
bottom
line
mineweb.net |
06/24/04 |
| NY
gold
tops
$400/oz
in
safe-haven
play
Reuters |
06/24/04 |
| Germany
offers
little
comfort
on
gold
Financial
Times |
06/24/04 |
| Strong
case
still
exists
for
investing
in
commodities
says
Barclay's
futuresource.com |
06/21/04 |
| Comments
on
the
Paleontological
Resources
Preservation
Act
Editor—ICMJ's
Prospecting
and
Mining
Journal |
06/21/04 |
| Commodities
rally
still
has
some
spring
in
its
step
business
day |
06/15/04 |
| National
Bank
of
Dubai
issuing
gold
saving
certificates
strategiy.com |
06/14/04 |
| Survey:
Gold
may
rise
as
oil
costs
seen
spurring
inflation
bloomberg.com |
06/07/04 |
| Norilsk
is
making
a
big
move
into
gold
businessweek.com |
06/07/04 |
| Demand
for
gold
up
30%
thisismoney.com |
06/02/04 |
| Gold
may
rise
8%
in
2004
as
dollar
falls,
Goldman
Sachs
says
bloomberg.com |
06/02/04 |
| Resurgent
gold
toys
with
400/oz.
forbes.com |
06/01/04 |
| Japan
gold
|
