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A Warning About Mercury
February 2009 by Bill McCuskey
One of my best friends ended up in the hospital with acute mercury poisoning after firing some gold amalgam outside. He knew better, but was trying to impress a relative from the East Coast.Additional articles that might interest you...
Miner Charged in Death of Downieville Miner
April 1999
On Saturday afternoon, February 13, Tom Rose, 36, of Downieville, California was trying out some new metal detector earphones in the area of the Downie River...
On Saturday afternoon, February 13, Tom Rose, 36, of Downieville, California was trying out some new metal detector earphones in the area of the Downie River...
Gold Diver's Closes Its Doors
December 2004
After almost 50 years of service to the mining industry, Burl Cheely, owner of Gold Diver’s and the manufacturer of the Couple-Jet and Taper-Jet line of dredges, is retiring.
After almost 50 years of service to the mining industry, Burl Cheely, owner of Gold Diver’s and the manufacturer of the Couple-Jet and Taper-Jet line of dredges, is retiring.
Melman on Gold & Silver
February 2004
To paraphrase the great Sir Winston Churchill, it would appear that, “Never have so many been so happy about so much!” Investors in stocks are happy; investors in gold are happy; investors in commodities, real estate, government bonds and even airline and utility stocks are happy. Productivity is growing; inflation appears to be diminishing and...
To paraphrase the great Sir Winston Churchill, it would appear that, “Never have so many been so happy about so much!” Investors in stocks are happy; investors in gold are happy; investors in commodities, real estate, government bonds and even airline and utility stocks are happy. Productivity is growing; inflation appears to be diminishing and...
Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2009
There are many factors that affect the price of gold. It appears to us that the majority of them are now pointing to higher prices, not lower.
There are many factors that affect the price of gold. It appears to us that the majority of them are now pointing to higher prices, not lower.
Bella's Birthday Nugget
September 2008
...under Oakie Jim’s leadership, Lunker Hill was to become a textbook operation of using handheld very low frequency (VLF) and pulse induction (PI) metal detectors to recover placer gold...
...under Oakie Jim’s leadership, Lunker Hill was to become a textbook operation of using handheld very low frequency (VLF) and pulse induction (PI) metal detectors to recover placer gold...
Critical Minerals: Gold
August 2011
A few quick calculations show that approximately 11 tons of gold are lost each year just in the manufacture of new cell phones.
A few quick calculations show that approximately 11 tons of gold are lost each year just in the manufacture of new cell phones.
Ask The Experts - How do I best recover gold in pyrite?
November 2017
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