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Digital Tools—The PC and GPS
March 1999 by Andy Maslowski
More and more miners and prospectors are using personal computers and Global Positioning System Satellite receivers to satisfy the needs of vocations or hobbies.
Melman on Gold & Silver
World stock markets recovered from the brink of catastrophe to post sterling performances, based in large part on a one-half percent reduction in the Fed Funds rate enacted by the Federal Reserve Board.
Gold Indicators—What to Look for in the Goldfields
Some of the items that I’m going to go over are outcroppings, ditches, exploratory trenches and contacts/surface materials. I am going to speak about each of the above items in as much detail as I can, and then towards the end of this article I will tie them together.
Melman on Gold & Silver (2008 Year in Review)
Our December issue is when we take a look backward at the year nearing completion, and this year is no exception. When we do look backward over the past eleven months, all we can say is, “What a year this has been!” And that isn’t meant in a positive...
The Jenkins Mine Project Pt II: Terrain and Map Study
I studied prominent terrain features and debris fields, located and followed high water lines and marked the newest flood lines left behind by the intense April storms.
The Fence
When I dropped the boulder into my son’s hand everyone spoke a single word in unison, “Wow!”
Buyer Beware! Counterfeit Metal Detectors
When I was recently in West Africa, I got to see and play with my first, phony, Chinese knock-off metal detector.
Melman on Gold & Silver
For gold advocates, the theme this past month could have been Life should be beautiful! After all, just consider some of the events of the past month.
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The Bawl Mill
• New York Meeting Examines Gold's Monetary Role
• Death Valley Find is Apparent Hoax
• Mining Ends in Leadville
• Mine Woes Could Mean Higher Taxes
• The Federal Land Survey System
• Exchange Moves to Protect Investors from Mining Scams
• The Beer That Saved Goldfield
• Mining Benefits Everyone During Winter Months
• AZ Miners and Minerals Department Threatened with Elimination
• Alaska Minerals Poster Available from BLM
• Small Mines Bill Clears Committee
• Successful Mineral Property Promotion
• Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part I
• Gold in Moffat County, Colorado
• Forest Service Chief Calls for Mining Moratorium in Montana
• Governor Tells Industry He Will Consider Tax Cuts
• Company Notes
• Gold Mine Becomes "Golden Partner" of California Sesquicentennial
• IBLA Limits Patent to Mineral Rights in Wild & Scenic River Corridors
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Claim Staking Rush Northern Quebec, Canada
• Looking Back
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