Claim Filings Up in the Northwest

February 2005 by Associated Press

Mining Outfits Eye 50-Year Supply of Iron Ore

May 2005
Two companies are looking to mine the largest known iron ore deposit in the West—a 50-year supply at a rate of 1 million metric tons a year.

Melman on Gold & Silver

January 2005
The year 2004 feels much like the fabled month of March, entering like a lion, remaining stormy for much of the time, but exiting like a lamb. It is almost eerie how there has been a reduction of tension throughout the investment communities, both conventional and precious metals, in the past few weeks.

Northern Gold Mining's Garrison Gold Property

July 2011
During our visit during late May, 2011, the vertical nature of the mineralized areas was clearly visible, as were numerous examples of quartz-carbonate veins in shear zones, faults and folds.

Global Warming—The Press Gets it Wrong, Our Report Doesn't Support the Kyoto Treaty

July 2001
The National Academy of Sciences released a report on climate change, prepared in response to a request from the White House, that was depicted in the press as an implicit endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol.

Here Come the MineBots

June 2004
In March 2004, Vulcan, a mine exploring robot from the Discovery Miner Program, was shipped to the Vulture City region to investigate the conditions of an abandoned hard rock mine. The shaft was typical of the dangerous mines that are...

Looking Back

April 2004
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

Historical Mining Methods

May 2004
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 started the great gold rush to California. The account that drew national and worldwide notice was a small, two-inch item at the bottom of the front page of the March 15, 1848 issue of the “Californian,” published in San Francisco. The article was attributed to B.R. Buckelew, and mentioned quantities of gold just being “gathered.”

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