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Babbitt Wants Moratorium in Siskiyou National Forest
February 2001 by Associated Press
Melman on Gold & Silver
If the costs of financing the national debt increase in a manner described in this study, that should, in our opinion, be regarded as a long-term plus for the precious metals.
The French Mines of El Boleo
Volumes have been written on the subject of mining in Mexico ever since the first Spanish conquistadors undertook to strip bare the newfound land in the 6th century. Gold and silver, which attracted Cortez and the Spanish Inquisition, was there for the taking, and the fabulously rich mines of Guanajuanto, San Miguel de Allende, Zacatecas, Real del Monte, San Luis Potosi, Durango and Taxco, among others, became famous throughout the New World and Europe.
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California Destroys Another Prospecting Business
His small business managed to pump millions of dollars over the years into the California economy.
Prospecting With The Help of Fluvial Geomorphology

AMRA Takes On USFS in Idaho

Metal Detecting Within the Cordillera for Gold Placers Associated With Tertiary Epithermal Ore Deposits

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