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$50 Million Swiped in Diamond Heist
March 2013 by Associated Press
Eight masked gunmen forced their way through the security fence at Brussels’ international airport, drove onto the tarmac and snatched some $50 million worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot.Additional articles that might interest you...
Gold of the Iditarod Mining District, Alaska
March 2014
It was the middle of winter and the valley was covered in snow, making prospecting a matter of sinking shafts in the ground.
It was the middle of winter and the valley was covered in snow, making prospecting a matter of sinking shafts in the ground.
The Curious Saga of the Jack Wade Creek Dredge
July 2010
As the river dredgers soon learned, it was not a good idea to leave your dredge in the Fortymile River over winter.
As the river dredgers soon learned, it was not a good idea to leave your dredge in the Fortymile River over winter.
Just Another Ordinary Weekend
March 2015
There was no evidence that anyone else had ever worked this gully with the exception of some old sample piles near the foot of the ravine.
There was no evidence that anyone else had ever worked this gully with the exception of some old sample piles near the foot of the ravine.Melman on Gold & Silver
April 2008
“What A Difference A Day Makes.” That song title accurately describes the huge change in momentum that occurred March 11, 2008, when the central banks of the world announced their rescue plan for the beleaguered international credit system, which appeared to be crumbling right in front of their very eyes.
“What A Difference A Day Makes.” That song title accurately describes the huge change in momentum that occurred March 11, 2008, when the central banks of the world announced their rescue plan for the beleaguered international credit system, which appeared to be crumbling right in front of their very eyes.
More Gold Recovered Off Florida Coast
September 2015
Eleven treasure-laden ships that made up the 1715 Fleet were heading to Spain from Havana on July 31, 1715, when they encountered a hurricane off Florida’s central coast.
Eleven treasure-laden ships that made up the 1715 Fleet were heading to Spain from Havana on July 31, 1715, when they encountered a hurricane off Florida’s central coast.
All About Chalcopyrite
March 2017
…there are loads of different copper minerals, but a large number of them form first in the ground as chalcopyrite and then through the effects of weathering are changed into other minerals like malachite, cuprite and chrysocolla.
…there are loads of different copper minerals, but a large number of them form first in the ground as chalcopyrite and then through the effects of weathering are changed into other minerals like malachite, cuprite and chrysocolla.
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