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Dry Placers in Southern Baja
June 2003 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The southern tip of Baja California is dominated by the Sierra de la Laguna, a 70-mile-long mountain range that reaches elevations of 7,095 feet. The range is also known as the Sierra de la Victoria.
Where to Find Gold in Indiana
You might think that gold prospecting techniques are basically the same everywhere, and in many instances you’d be correct. Some geographical locations, however, due to their unique geological conditions, present unusual challenges...
The Juneau Goldfields
The first time I flew into the Juneau area in southeastern Alaska, I was about 5 years old. I recall it was raining and the clouds hung low over the tall mountains. I was sure we’d crash and couldn’t see how the...
Colorado Mining Association Appeals Roadless Ruling
The Colorado Mining Association is asking the US Supreme Court to review a 2001 rule that largely barred new roads on 58 million acres of roadless areas in national forests.
High Country Dredging in Kaufman Creek, Colorado
I opened the front door of my house at 5:00 AM to find it raining hard and water standing in puddles all over the driveway. Just great! It hadn’t rained for 3 weeks, and on the morning we were leaving for a weekend dredging trip, the weather decided to change.
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Dredge Mining—Current Situation in Idaho
Tomten concedes the scenario of federal environmental agents swooping in on river dredges near historic mining towns like Idaho City, Rocky Bar or Placerville remains unlikely.
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The Bawl Mill
• City Gives Blessing to Pogo Mine
• Underground at Yankee Jim's
• A Gold Detector Sitting in a Closet Only Finds Dust—More Detector Tips
• Gold in Tennessee
• Old Stock Certificates—Treasures or Trash?
• Payette Forest Sides With Mining Company
• Using Mineral Deposit Models
• Miners Still Waiting for Bonding Recommendations from DOI
• The Old Mine Dump
• A Practical Approach to Dowsing
• Feds Release Opinion on Planned Mine Under Montana Wilderness
• The Lengendary Lost Gold of the Headless Valley
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
