Barrick's Cortez Hills Operations to Begin

     TE-MOAK TRIBE - Reuters has the article Barrick Gold's Nevada mine gets nod for full operations that begins "Barrick G0old Corp said U.S. land regulators approved the environmental assessment report for its low-cost Cortez Hills mine in Nevada, removing operational restrictions."

Mining Fees Might Decline Mining Exploration

     NEVADA - The Las Vegas Review Journal has the article NEVADA LEGISLATURE: Some say state killing source that begins "Some state and mining representatives are predicting that mineral exploration in Nevada will decline and that as a result, the state will not receive the almost $26 million in claims fees it anticipated this fiscal year."