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Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part V Geology of Hardrock Gold Deposits
May 2006 by Chris Ralph
In this installment we will finish up our discussion of how primary hardrock gold deposits form. Understanding how rock alteration works can lead to some good ideas for exploring around old mining districts.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• AB 1032 update
• Heritage Areas
• On to the next one…
• Are you angry enough to get involved?
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Libby, Montana Prospectors Keep Tradition Alive
Located 23 miles south of Libby, the land surrounding the Libby Creek area has been of interest to prospectors since the early 1860s, when it was home to up to 600 miners working at a camp known as Libbysville.
Babbitt Wants Moratorium in Siskiyou National Forest
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The Bawl Mill
• Orko Silver Corp.
• Miners Win Again in SREP vs. USFS
• The Willow Creek-Hatcher Pass Alaskan Goldfields
• Metal Detecting for Gold Within Andesite and Basaltic Volcanic Mining Districts
• How to Prospect for Silver Field Tests You Can Use to Detect the Hidden Metal
• Identifying the Noble Metals Simple Tests That Work
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
