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Aussie Gold—A Look at the Northern Territory
May 2002 by A.R. Cameron
The Northern Territory has about six hundred proven gold deposits and has produced nearly 12 million ounces with a further 15 million ounces to be recovered. While the early hard rock miners were eventually blocked by water flows...
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Frogs' extinction from fungus
The Mama John
You may reckon by the name that we’re talking about an outhouse for the old lady, but it’s actually the name I gave to a special contraption I put together so my wife didn’t have to work so hard moving big boulders.
Silver Demand Driving Mine Production Up—Mexico Remains Number One Producer
Worldwide silver production is expected to increase annually, reaching 567 million ounces by 2001, up from 1997 levels of 501.9 million ounces...
Following Clues to a Hidden Gold Deposit
Many years ago I was in the American Canyon. I remembered a few details about a placer deposit there, so we decided to make a trip down and re-check some of these old workings.
Bering Sea Gold—Part II
In last month’s issue we covered the initial discovery of gold, the subsequent gold rush that occurred around Nome, some of the geology of the area and past production. We’ll conclude the article in this issue with a further examination of the geology and deposit types, discuss the resources...
Steven's Trail and the North Fork of the American
What were we doing going down a 4.5 mile trail to a cold river where there was no guarantee of anything except some ice and maybe cold hands and feet? First it seemed our winter was going to be a drought, and then all that reversed.
News From the Pacific Legal Foundation
PLF has been hard at work improving our Endangered Species Act Reform Project (ESARP), which is why you haven’t heard from us over the past few months.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• California Wilderness Coalition and The Nature Conservancy Recruit Government Employees to Carry Out Huge Land Grab
• Drywashing Rules Clarified
• Mineralized Calderas in Colorado
• The Keystone Gold-Copper District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Southeastern Wyoming
• Picks & Pans: Mining Tungsten Ore—A Case History
• Gold in Oregon
• The Phoenix Gold Mine: A Brief History
• Calico Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
