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Detecting in Australia's Pilbara Region
February 2007 by Jim Foster
Situated in northwest Western Australia, Australia’s Pilbara is one of the most isolated and scenic places on earth. The tiny town of Marble Bar, Australia’s hottest town, sits amongst the ancient ranges and is a Mecca for tourists—and gold...Prospecting at Moore Creek
In recent years there has been something of a new form of tourism growing in Alaska. Several historically productive gold mines have created facilities to bring in prospectors and tourists to see and experience the remote gold...
California Diamonds
Most of the world's diamonds come from Africa and Australia, but several new discoveries in the United States and Canada have spurred interest.
The History of Mining Claims
Congress decided that if they shared the riches of our lands with the people, we would colonize and expand the states at a much faster pace, thus the birth of public lands and mining claims in America.
Judge Blocks Road Protest
A federal judge has blocked a citizens' group from re-building a remote mountain road, a project that state and local officials feared might lead to violence.
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: The Disappearing Nuggets
Gold probably is one of the easiest things in the world to cheat an absentee owner out of. He would generally have no way of really knowing if a guy had found 3 nuggets or 30 nuggets on his claim.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Celebrities take over hearing, and at least one senator is fed up
• Ruling Upholds EPA's authority to address Garcia River, other waterways polluted by runoff
• US Supreme Court: Sokaogon Chippewa can set water standard
• 1872 Mining Law under attack
• Waiting for a decision about 43CFR 3809
The Bawl Mill
• California Governor buys more votes
• The Bank of the EPA
• Just put it on my card
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The Bawl Mill
• Prospectors Beat Mining Claim Tax
• In Pursuit of Gold and Silver in the Sierra Madres—Establishing a Mining Company in Mexico
• Update On “Special Rock” Kicking
• Michigan DEQ Gives Tentative OK to Nickel, Copper Mine
• Saved Before the Tax Bell Tolled
• The Petersville—Yentna Goldfields
• Demand for Copper Boosts Zambian Mining
• Doc Livingston
• Bum Luck
• San Manuel Mine Officially Closes With a Bang
• Environmentalists Target Pebble Mine
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back