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Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas
September 2004 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Crater of Diamonds State Park is located 4 miles southeast of Murfreesboro, Arkansas...in an area of low hills, about a half-mile north of the Little Missouri River. The region receives 45 inches of rain per year, enough to support pine-oak forests. The diamond-bearing area stands out as grasslands surrounded by forests.Additional articles that might interest you...
Additional Note on Bluff's Beach
May 2015
I need to mention some additional information pertaining to our recent article on Alaska’s Bluff’s beach…
I need to mention some additional information pertaining to our recent article on Alaska’s Bluff’s beach…
Ask The Experts—Where do I find information about getting paid for raw gold?
May 2008
Q: Where do I find out information about raw gold being tested for purity, refined, and getting paid cash for it?
Q: Where do I find out information about raw gold being tested for purity, refined, and getting paid cash for it?
Melman on Gold & Silver
January 2004
Last month saw a veritable mountain of good economic news come pouring out of government and industry. Industrial production was up; GDP rose strongly; unemployment rates came down; profits were up; consumer confidence readings rose; etc., etc., etc. And yet, strangely enough, the financial markets produced only a “molehill” of results.
Last month saw a veritable mountain of good economic news come pouring out of government and industry. Industrial production was up; GDP rose strongly; unemployment rates came down; profits were up; consumer confidence readings rose; etc., etc., etc. And yet, strangely enough, the financial markets produced only a “molehill” of results.
Mining Journal Contest—How Much Is That Old Mining Journal Worth?
November 2008
It could be worth $250! We are on a quest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of our monthly Journal.
It could be worth $250! We are on a quest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of our monthly Journal.
Picks & Pans—The Green Rock, Rattlesnakes, Good Gold and Ruth's Mine
November 2000
After a long winter, gold flakes swirling around in black sand at the bottom of my pan was a welcome sight.
After a long winter, gold flakes swirling around in black sand at the bottom of my pan was a welcome sight.
Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2009
There are many factors that affect the price of gold. It appears to us that the majority of them are now pointing to higher prices, not lower.
There are many factors that affect the price of gold. It appears to us that the majority of them are now pointing to higher prices, not lower.
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• The Bawl Mill
• Kerry Proposes Large Fees on Miners
• Is a Gold Rush Coming to the Iron Range?
• The Klamath Oldland
• Baker City is Defined by Gold Rush
• Picks & Pans: George Duffy Jr.—Pocket Miner Extraordinaire
• Coeur Alaska Hopes to Begin Work on Gold Mine This Fall
• Company Plans to Develop Cabinet Mountains Mine
• I-147 Before Montana Supreme Court
• Diamond Exploration and Mining Heating Up in North America
• Gold in Serbia
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
