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Diamond Search Underway in Alaska and Minnesota
May 2005 by Associated Press
Two Canadian companies are financing a $1 million drilling operation in the Susitna Valley after a Palmer miner discovered purple and orange garnets in gravel he dredged near Shulin Lake.Additional articles that might interest you...
The Bawl Mill
June 2000
• USPS—What's YOUR priority?
• A true "grassroots" campaign
• "Waste" not, want not...
• Clinton's National Forest plan goes up in smoke...
• USPS—What's YOUR priority?
• A true "grassroots" campaign
• "Waste" not, want not...
• Clinton's National Forest plan goes up in smoke...
The Bawl Mill
February 2004
• Stinks like limburger
• Auditors get audited
• Will you be able to afford to retire?
• The $200,000 crow
• Stinks like limburger
• Auditors get audited
• Will you be able to afford to retire?
• The $200,000 crow
Gold at Quartzville, Oregon
June 1999
The site of the old mining camp of Quartzville is 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home, Oregon, via a road which is paved for much of the distance. It is located in mountainous terrain along the west slope of the rugged Cascade Range, with elevations ranging from 1,600 to over 4,000 feet.
The site of the old mining camp of Quartzville is 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home, Oregon, via a road which is paved for much of the distance. It is located in mountainous terrain along the west slope of the rugged Cascade Range, with elevations ranging from 1,600 to over 4,000 feet.
Platinum Claims on Heines Creek
April 2002
There aren’t too many workable placer deposits of platinum in the world today. Most of the platinum found is in hardrock lodes, usually mixed in the gold, silver or copper outcrops.
There aren’t too many workable placer deposits of platinum in the world today. Most of the platinum found is in hardrock lodes, usually mixed in the gold, silver or copper outcrops.
Ask The Experts
June 2016
Q: How do I improve my small-scale mining operation’s gold production?
Q: How do I improve my small-scale mining operation’s gold production?
Tucson Mountain Chaos
January 2005
The Tucson Mountains are immediately west of Tucson, in southern Arizona, and include residential areas of the city. The highest peak, Wasson (Amole) Peak, reaches 4,687 feet. It is part of the great Basin-Range physiographic province, characterized by fault-block mountain ranges separated by broad desert valleys.
The Tucson Mountains are immediately west of Tucson, in southern Arizona, and include residential areas of the city. The highest peak, Wasson (Amole) Peak, reaches 4,687 feet. It is part of the great Basin-Range physiographic province, characterized by fault-block mountain ranges separated by broad desert valleys.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 2017
- Bill to limit Antiquities Act
- PLF seeks relief from Endangered Species Act abuses
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