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California and US Gold Panning Championships
October 2010 by Staff
The objective was to pan down all the material from the three-gallon bucket, extract the gold into a small vial, and then signal completion. Every lost flake added a five-minute penalty.Researching and Staking Mining Claims
One of the greatest opportunities still available to Americans is the opportunity to stake and own your own mining claim. Much of the Western US consists of lands that are open to claim by any US citizen...
Searchers' Dreams
The story began in a southern Arizona mountain range...
Higher Copper Price Brings Hope, Jobs
Buoyed by higher copper prices, Chino Mines is reopening its ore concentrator and hiring workers.
Ask the Experts
Buying a turquoise claim
The Bawl Mill
• Bachelor of Science or just B.S.?
• Monster makes the list
• An unexpected souvenir
• Candidate has bad timing
Feds Release Opinion on Planned Mine Under Montana Wilderness
A proposed silver and copper mine that would burrow under a wilderness area in northwestern Montana will not affect bull trout, nor will it harm grizzly bears so long as some additional precautions are taken, federal wildlife authorities said.
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The Bawl Mill
• Nevada Claim Holders Form Coalition
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• How to Handle Claim Jumping
• The Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
• Prospecting My Way Across Australia Pt I
• Recreational Mining in the Cache Creek Mining District, Alaska
• Drywashing and Detecting for Gold
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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The Jenkins Mine Project Pt III -- Site Selection
• Update: Public Lands for the People







