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Chavez Eyes Venezuela’s Largest Gold Mine
December 2008 by Associated Press
“Due to the financial crisis that has extended throughout the world, it’s necessary to attempt to recover our gold to increase our international reserves,” Sanz said.The Sunbaker
My hunch was that the gold is coming down the apron, falling off to both sides and into both gulches. I say that because the gold we found previously has the same characteristics and color across the entire area.
Effectively Using a Detector and Drywasher for Placer Gold
A "How-To" method for small group sniping and reclaiming old placer areas.
Famous Yuba River Dredge Sinks
The Yuba #21 gold dredge sunk in the Yuba Goldfields of northern California in late January.
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• Excess vehicles are "driving" taxpayers crazy
• Dead snake delays construction
Bigger Is Not Always Better

Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Small miners can join bonding pool in Alaska
• Comments needed for diesel particulate matter proposed rule
• Administration asks Supreme Court to review wilderness ruling
• Bush selects Utah Governor as next EPA chief
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• Does he really “represent” Michigan?
• The California real estate market is hot!
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• Bullion River's French Gulch Gold Mine
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• Reading A River: Finding The Paystreaks—Part I
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• Lluvia de Oro—A Shower of Gold Awaiting Development in the Sierra Madre—Part II
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