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A Guide to Overlooked Gold Deposits—Part V (Conclusion)
January 2004 by Lawrence Dee
This is the primary geological and mineral assessment agency in the US. Part of the Department of the Interior, the Geological Survey, often just called “The Survey” or USGS, has been in business since its founding in the 1800s. This means you can obtain publications all way the back to the early days of the survey...Melman on Gold & Silver
As noted above, the “Ring of Fire” is an area of great potential mineral wealth located in the far northern Ontario Province of Canada. Many companies have sent in exploration and development teams…
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Buying a turquoise claim
Canyon Resources in Battle in Montana
Dick DeVoto, head of Canyon Resources Corp., said his company's lawsuit against the state of Montana will go after the voter-initiated ban on the use of cyanide for mining. This marks a change in strategy.
MMAC & PLP Update
Even more prospectors arrived on Saturday morning, and drywashers and detectors were in use for much of the day...
Picks & Pans: Dredging Costa Rica
My interest in gold mining began with a few friends who, knowing that I was a chemist by trade (never mind that I am a biochemist), interrogated me every day at the gringo coffee shop in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Mining is Booming in Northern Ontario
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.
The Guaniamo Diamond Region, Venezuela—Part I
The considerable richness of the gravels is shown by the fact that operators have successfully worked the same river sections for over 20 years.
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