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September 1999 by Staff
• Placer Dome• Newmont Mining
• Homestake Mining Company
• Royal Gold Inc.
Gold Fever
"Little Boys who pick up rocks either go to prison or become geologists."
Ask The Experts - A few questions about 'peak gold'
States to Govern Own Roadless Areas
There are strong opinions on both sides after the Bush administration issued a rule ending the Clinton-era Roadless Rule.
A Break in the Weather
Back at the entry point of the mine, we took turns slowly crawling down the slope leading into the mine portal with our metal detectors, hard hats and flashlights. The mine was hand dug and is about 75 yards long.
Striking Gold
There’s a lot of luck involved when it comes to finding gold. Sometimes it’s being in the right place at the right time. Other times it’s simply by accident that discoveries are made.
Ask The Experts
• Is there a single book that covers most aspects of mining and recovery?
East Coast Dredger Heads West - Part I
Prospectors east of the Mississippi have their share of gold bearing property to explore and prospect upon. There’s plenty of undiscovered gold on the bottoms of the creeks and rivers running through the eastern gold belt.
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The Bawl Mill
• Over the Divide
• Our Readers Say
• Feds Eye Restrictions on AZ Archaeological Sites
• IMF Reconsidering Gold Sales to Finance Debt
• Governors Focus on Aid for Laid-off Miners
• Nevada Counties, Towns Get Forest Service Grants
• Labor Dept. Approves Aid to Laid-off Nevada Miners
• ISEE Celebrates 25 Years
• Picks & Pans: Basic Dry Washing Operations in Gold Placer Mining
• Washington Miner Wins Poetry Contest
• Gold Coin Sales Boosted by Low Prices
• The Klamath Mountains
• Silver Posts Best Price in 11 Years—Strong Investment Interest and Steady Demand Cited
• Platinum—Group Metals
• Historic Mining at Mount Diablo, CA
• Gold in the Drum Mountains
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
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