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Bucket Dredged Boulder Gold
January 2010 by Tom Leftwich
The black sand was loaded with mercury from the river, but there wasn’t enough to pick up all the fines. We took out the amalgam and had to suction up the remaining fine gold.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction dredging
• House shows support for public land use
Melman on Gold & Silver
I believe that the continual imposition of Leftist concepts on an already economically overburdened world is a recipe for some future economic catastrophe...
The Gold Hill and Iowa Mine, Boise County, Idaho: 1863-1895
In August 1862, prospectors from Walla Walla, Washington, led by George Grimes, discovered gold near the present townsite of Pioneer City. Grimes was killed by Indians shortly after the discovery. The remaining argonauts retreated to Walla Walla. On October 10, 1862, 52 men returned to Grimes Creek. They built a fort and several cabins before continuing their quest for gold.
Melman on Gold & Silver
During the past month, two of our favorite sources of fundamental information for the precious metals markets have issued their summary reports looking ahead to the coming year.
Reno's 1872 Time Capsule Includes Gold Rush Lore
The Reno Masonic Lodge was built along the railroad tracks back when Ulysses S. Grant was president and shortly after the Comstock Lode of gold and silver was struck in Virginia City.
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Liberal Group Begins Push to Tax Mining in Nevada
• Detecting the Swiftshore Mine
• Prospecting for Rare Earth Metals
• The Golden Surprise
• University of Nevada Offers Online Mineral Processing Class
• The Business of Mining—Tradeshow Deductions
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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