2007 Annual Photo Contest Winners

January 2008 by Staff

The Rand of South Africa

February 2002
The republic of South Africa (pop. 45 million) lies at the southern end of the African continent, and has been responsible for much of the world’s gold and diamond production. The first Europeans to settle in the region were Dutch, but the British...

The Bawl Mill

February 2000
•  A Perfect Way to Begin 2000...
• A New Way to Fill City Coffers...
• Americans Pay More...
• Mother always told you to wear clean underwear...

California Dredgers Shafted by Assembly Democrats

July 2010
Legislation designed to provide full permit refunds to all suction dredge miners in California has been hijacked in an Assembly policy committee.

Gold in Sonora

December 1999
The state of Sonora, slightly smaller in area than Utah, lies in-northwestern Mexico, adjoining Arizona to the south. It is characterized, on the east, by a high volcanic plateau, the Sierra Madre Occidental, which forms its boundary with Chihuahua.

Gold Trader, Employee Charged with Wife’s Killing

October 2008
A wealthy gold trader was charged with paying one of his workers to arrange the stabbing death of the businessman’s estranged wife...

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December 2011
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