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2001 World Gold Panning Championships
February 2002 by Staff
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Original Sixteen-to-One Mine Fights On
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In our April and May 2001 issues we reported on the administrative hearings involving the 16-to-1 Mine and their fight against countless MSHA citations, many of which seemed to be driven by inspectors following their own agenda.
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Gold, Quartz & Chalcedony—Part II
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Home Office Deductions
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The Internal Revenue Service recently announced (IR-2013-5) a new, simplified option for those who use a home office, which would apply to owners of home-based mining or prospecting operations and businesses.
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Determining the Amount of Gold in Rich Ores
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This is just the type of specimen that could have been easily ignored by the old-time miners. It felt a little heavier in my hand than a chunk of quartz of that size ought to have been.
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Mining is Booming in Northern Ontario
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One of the results of the dynamic metals prices in recent years has been an enormous increase in mining activity throughout the industry and few places have been impacted as greatly as Northern Ontario, Canada.
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