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Cripple Creek, Colorado
April 2003 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The historic mining town of Cripple Creek (population 600) is 43 miles, by paved highway, west of Colorado Springs, almost two miles high in the Colorado Rockies.Additional articles that might interest you...
Bush Taps Utah Resident for Labor Post
May 2001
President Bush has said he will nominate a Utah mining consultant to become Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA).
President Bush has said he will nominate a Utah mining consultant to become Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health (MSHA).
Company Notes
June 2004
• Capital Hill Gold
• Calais Resources
• Copper Ridge Explorations
• Randgold Resources
• Linux Gold Corp.
• Diamond Discoveries International
• Capital Hill Gold
• Calais Resources
• Copper Ridge Explorations
• Randgold Resources
• Linux Gold Corp.
• Diamond Discoveries International
Picks & Pans: Tips for Nuggestshooting—How to Increase Your Gold Finds (Part I)
April 2000
From a prospector's standpoint, the metal detector may be one of the most significant breakthroughs of the twentieth century. It is believed that the first metal detector was discovered accidentally in 1925 when a radio engineer...

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August 2000
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Companies Scramble to Boost Copper Production
June 2005
Soaring prices for copper and molybdenum are producing record profits for mining companies and new jobs in some Arizona towns.
Soaring prices for copper and molybdenum are producing record profits for mining companies and new jobs in some Arizona towns.
The Most Obvious Place
April 2009
“The biggest nugget you’ll ever find is in a spot that many have walked over for years.” I’m not sure who told me that, but the more I think about that statement, the more it makes sense.

Uranium Deposits
July 2001
The first reported occurrence of uranium in the United States was at Central City, Colorado, in 1871. However, prior to 1922, the ore was mined for its radium content, not uranium.

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