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Oregon Anti-Dredging Bill
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SB 765...would tax suction gold dredgers by charging a $50 annual fee for in-state dredgers and a whopping $2,500 fee for out-of-state dredgers for each county where the miner intends to dredge.
SB 765...would tax suction gold dredgers by charging a $50 annual fee for in-state dredgers and a whopping $2,500 fee for out-of-state dredgers for each county where the miner intends to dredge.
Legislation Would Require Palladium Coin
June 2008
Pending legislation requiring the government to mint a $20 coin with palladium mined domestically would put Montana front and center.
Pending legislation requiring the government to mint a $20 coin with palladium mined domestically would put Montana front and center.
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• By the numbers...
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Platinum Claims on Heines Creek
April 2002
There aren’t too many workable placer deposits of platinum in the world today. Most of the platinum found is in hardrock lodes, usually mixed in the gold, silver or copper outcrops.
There aren’t too many workable placer deposits of platinum in the world today. Most of the platinum found is in hardrock lodes, usually mixed in the gold, silver or copper outcrops.
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