April 2014 (Vol. 83, No. 8) $3.75
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The Bawl Mill
• What's good for the goose is good for Senator Feinstein...
• So much waste, it could fill a book...annually
• Just put it on my card... -
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Idaho continues toward elimination of EPA suction dredging regulations
• EPA makes preemptive strike against Alaska mine
• Proposed Mines Act permit fees -
Ask the Experts
Bismuth oxide for assaying? -
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Magnetometers explained -
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Relationship between limestone and gold -
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Buying a turquoise claim -
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Frogs' extinction from fungus -
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Bad advice from Fish & Game -
Mining for Gold and Sapphires in Montana
Fascinated by the sapphires—and the gold that occured with them—he was soon buying parcels of property and setting up his own commercial-scale gravel processing plants.
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Contrary to Rumors, Couple Will Keep the Saddle Ridge Hoard
Some media outlets have speculated the hoard of coins came from a theft at the old US Mint in San Francisco that was reported in 1901. -
Finding Gold with a VLF Detector—Part I
The very first thing to find out...is if the detector has the ability to be ground balanced. -
Creating Your Own Luck
Now that you are actually going to be out there doing some prospecting, I may be able to help. -
Over the Divide—Robert Michael “Mike” Corbley
Mike was...featured on our November 2013 cover after he achieved his dream of recovering several huge nuggets... -
Continuing Hard Rock Exploration
We had been picking away at it, but the going was mightly slow. Why not use some explosives to advance a little quicker? -
Recovering Fine Gold with Oleophilic Adhesion
Oleophilic means "affinity to or attracted to oils," and this includes gold an diamonds. -
Detecting for Gold in Nevada
Within a few minutes I got my first signal and dug out a small flake about three grains. -
Using Structural Clues to Locate Buried Placer Channels
They must have assumed the paystreak was spotty and had been mined out, so they never mined as close to the side of the valley as they should have. -
Gold Deposits of the Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has considerable gold reserves, and this nation has the largest area of greenstone belts prospective for gold in the continent. -
Melman on Gold & Silver
The idea of decisive action in 2014 will be at the heart of my presentation at the ICMJ Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit of April 5-6 in Placerville. I look forward to meeting you all then.