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An Expensive Lesson
October 2011 by Jim Foley
Alaska is a land of extremes and the weather is no exception. By the time we reached the mighty Yukon River we could see a dark line of clouds stretching from east to west as far as the eye could see.The Bawl Mill
• Nearly half their income goes to the government...
• Prison life has its priviledges
Ask the Experts
Q: How do we get Congress to make up for some of their blunders and do something productive for a change, such as releasing those withdrawn WSAs?
Picks & Pans: Nuggets by the Dozen in Alaska
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Arizona's Youngest...and Oldest Prospector
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Shortage of Mining Engineers Projected
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Proper Assaying of Placer Samples
The whole purpose of sampling mineralized ground is to measure the values in a small volume of material that would be representative of a much larger volume of similar material. The key word is representative. Chemical and fire assaying will not accurately represent placer deposits by themselves.
Placer Mining At Chititu Creek, Alaska
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