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Issue #100, January 2010, "Bankable Information for Lenders' Evaluation "

Issue #99, November 2009, "Mineral Resource Classification Schemes: Some Thoughts "

Issue #98, September 2009, "Industrial Minerals and the Concept of Reserves"

Issue #97, July 2009, "Choosing Mining Software - A Guide"

Issue #96, May 2009, "Mining, Modeling, and Modesty (the 3 Ms)"

Issue #95, March 2009, "Minimum Engineering Study Requirements Update"

Issue #94, January 2009, "An Integrated Procedural Approach to Underground Mine Planning that Increases Value"

Issue #93, November 2008, "Case Study: Environmental Assessment Process, British Columbia, Canada"

Issue #92, September 2008, "Overview of IFC's Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Mining"

Issue #91, July 2008, "To High-Grade or Not to Nigh-Grade"

Issue #90, May 2008, "The Processing of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) - Part 2 "

Issue #89, March 2008, "The Processing of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) - Part 1 "

Issue #88, January 2008, "About Kriging "

Issue #87, November/December 2007, "Mining Activity in Brazil"

Issue #86, September 2007, "See How They Run (Project Cost and Schedule Overruns) "

Issue #85, July 2007, "Rainbow Colors and Grade Control: A Perception Issue"

Issue #84, May 2007, "Basics of Variogram Analysis"

Issue #83, March 2007, "Does It Pan Out? Sampling and Metallurgical Testing of Base and Precious-Metal Ore Deposits"

Issue #82, January 2007, "Does This Geologic Resource Model Make Any Sense?"

Issue #81, November 2006, "Final Product to Ore Reserve Reconciliation"

Issue #80, September 2006, "Successful Mine Development - Know Thy People - Develop Thy People"

Issue #79, July 2006, "Project Financing and the New IFC Performance Standards "

Issue #78, May 2006, "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be "

Issue #77, April 2006, "Overview of Pit Lakes - Part 1"

Issue #76, March 2006, "What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Mean for Ore Reserve Reporting"

Issue #75, February 2006, "Construction Management"

Issue #74, January 2006, "Hang 'em Out to Dry"

Issue #73, December 2005, "Data Management in the Minerals Industry
(Part 2)"

Issue #72, November 2005, "Data Management in the Minerals Industry
(Part 1)"

Issue #71, October 2005, "Economic Evaluation of Mining Projects"

Issue #70, September 2005, "Minimum Engineering Study Requirements"

Issue #70, September 2005, "Minimum Engineering Study Requirements-Table"

Issue #69, August 2005, "A Basic Primer on Mine Design "

Issue #68, July 2005, "Basic Drill Hole Database Setup: simple but..."

Issue #67, June 2005, "Model What You Mine"

Issue #66, May 2005, "Mineral Sand Deposits"

Issue #65, April 2005, "Runge and Pincock, Allen & Holt Combine Forces"

Issue #64, March 2005, "Optimization"

Issue #63, February 2005, "Mining Agreements and Royalties"

Issue #62, January 2005, "A Synopsis of the Independent Reveiw of the World Bank Groups Extractive Industries Policies Part 2"

Issue #61, December 2004, "Current Perspectives on Coal Reporting Guidelines"

Issue #60, November 2004, "Dilution and Ore Recovery"

Issue #59, October 2004, "A Synopsis of the Independent Review of the World Bank Group's Extractive Industries Policies Part 1"

Issue #58, September 2004, "Trends in U.S. Domestic Coal Markets - Are Higher Prices and Higher Price Volatility Here to Stay?"

Issue #57, August 2004, "Feasibility Study Does Not Mean Feasible"

Issue #56, July 2004, "Leaching of Secondary Copper Sulfides"

Issue #55, June 2004, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place!"

Issue #54, May 2004 "The Monthly Report"

Issue #53, April 2004 "Energy and the Economy - Market Forces at Work"

Issue #52, March 2004 "Why Is Coal Our Economic Future?"

Issue #51, February 2004 "Rain, Snow Ice, and Wind"

Issue #50, January 2004 "Reconciliation of Reserves" - Part 2"

Issue #49, December 2003"Reconciliation of Reserves" - Part 1"