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Aviators Carry Gold Coins
June 1999 by Staff
According to the article, a U.S. military spokesman said that gold coins have, at various times, been part of official U.S. military survival packs since the Vietnam War.Utah Mining History Being Erased
The history of an important and prominent semi-ghost town of Eureka, Utah has been targeted by the Utah Department of Oil, Gas and Mining (DOGM) for immediate reclamation of “abandoned” mining sites.
Cartwrights Celebrate 40 Years in Nevada
by Ron James
State Historic Preservation Officer
Legislative and Regulatory Update
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Sierra County Gold—Part I
...this county contained some of the richest placer ground found in all of California and still produces some pretty impressive finds to this day.
Newmont's Gold Quarry Mine
The Maggie Creek Mining District, of which the Gold Quarry Mine is a part, was first explored in the 1870s. The transcontinental railroad had recently been built through the area. Carlin, a rail stop about 7 miles south of the district...
PGMs in California
The occurrence of platinum-group metals (PGMs) is rather widespread in California in placer deposits, but they are not of commercial interest as things now stand.
From the Editor
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