February 2005

Volume 57 Issue 2

FEATURED ARTICLES

Replacing the stone and rebuilding the Pentagon Jim Owens	Preview
Large excavator cuts operating costs at Alabama coal mine Bill Elverman	Preview
Copper prices help Arizona's mining industry William R. Yernberg	Preview
Congressional makeup could help U.S. mining Steve Kral	Preview


You have FREE full access to these Open Access articles:
USGS critical minerals review				PDF
USGS annual mining review				PDF

TECHNICAL PAPERS

Community development in the urban area of a developing country - a case study of the Antam-Pongkor gold mine, Java Island, Indonesia I. Irawan, C.E.F. Mumbunan, A. Ardianto	Abstract
New Mexico Mines Database V.T. McLemore, C.B. Krueger, P. Johnson, J.S. Raugust, G.E. Jones, G.K. Hoffman, M. Wilks	Abstract
Paste tailings management alternative - study results for Molycorp's lanthanide group operations in Mountain Pass, California J.M. Johnson, J. Vialpando, C. Lee	Abstract


You have FREE full access to these Open Access articles:
USGS critical minerals review				PDF
USGS annual mining review				PDF


You have FREE full access to these Open Access articles:
USGS critical minerals review				PDF
USGS annual mining review				PDF

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