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Ask the Experts
September 2007 by Staff
Q: I would like to know the following on the metal nickel:• Where is it mined?
• Why is the unit price so large—is this for a metric ton?
From the Editor
An article entitled “BLM Swindles War Hero Out of Gold Mine,” authored by Robert Boatman, appeared in our September 2002 issue. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was unable to provide comment on the article at the time.
PLP Update
If this authority over mining was not included in the transfer, then the US Forest Service would not have jurisdiction.
Aussie Gold
This is the first of a series of articles outlining prospecting in Australia for the visiting small prospector or miner. Whether you are just coming out for a holiday, stopping for a few months, or moving here permanently...
Nevada Claim Holders Form Coalition
Unlike producing mines, exploration companies and claim holders owning non-producing claims are not reaping a windfall of increased profits from the recent high prices for precious metals and other raw materials.
A Golden Past
My mining partner Keith McBride and I spent a week in May working on a twenty-nine man crew split up into six teams at a couple of “pay to mine” mining camps.
The Gold of Plumas de Oro
Their rewards were far better than they had anticipated, resulting in one of the best clean-ups they had ever seen.
Kalgoorlie, Australia—Born of Gold
In June 1893, a wiry Irish prospector by the name of Paddy Hannon was prospecting the harsh, dry country east of Coolgardie in Western Australia. It was country that could suck the moisture from a man’s body in days...
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• In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—The Plan
• Cal-Gold Closes Shop After 30 Years
• The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
• Prison Time Handed Out for Gold and Silver Thefts
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