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October 2002 by Staff
• Great Quest Metals Ltd• Fronteer Development Group
• Vista Gold Corp.
• NovaGold Resources
How to Find Gold in Hot Ground With A VLF Detector
He didn’t recognize what he was hearing, of course, but to my ear that bank was full of small gold.
Old-Time Mining Geology Books
Geology books are best used by geologists, but many of the old-time books can be understood by most anyone who has an interest in rocks and minerals. Certain words or phrases may stump the layman, but just skip those parts and go on to the portions of the books that are easily understood. Some of the old-time mining geology books should be in every small miner’s collection.
Hunting Down Paystreaks
When I teach people about finding gold, I often explain that it is helpful to think of any river or stream that carries gold as being something like a sluice box.
Endurance Is Golden
Feeling through the mud, I felt the weight and shape of what could only be gold. Throwing my hand in the water revealed a sixteen-gram nugget oozing with character.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Roadless Rule
• Eastern Oregon miners forced out of water
• Colorado city pushes for more regulations
• Kensington project moves forward
The Bawl Mill
• An idea that is overdue...
• Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
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• Working the Belmont Mine Butte, Montana—1953
• Simple Sluice Design
• Cobalt and Nickel in Missouri
• Sunshine Mine Video Brings Back Painful Memories
• Hardrock Detecting
• Gold Garbage: Scams New & Old
• Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Professional Nuggetshooter
• Gondwana Gold and Diamonds
• Looking Back
• Ghost Towns of Washington County, Utah
• The Fire Within
• 2002 California State Gold Panning Championships—Foresthill, California
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• Melman on Gold & Silver
