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Elections May Bring Rush to Republic of Congo
August 2006 by Associated Press
Elections in the Republic of Congo may bring a mining boom to a country that has been ravaged by wars and corruption.Additional articles that might interest you...
The Upper Susitna Goldfields
January 2007
The upper Susitna Goldfields, sometimes known as the Valdez Creek Mining District, are located 150 miles northeast of Anchorage off the Denali Highway in the Alaska Range. Though a small mining district, it was the “jewelry box” of the...
The upper Susitna Goldfields, sometimes known as the Valdez Creek Mining District, are located 150 miles northeast of Anchorage off the Denali Highway in the Alaska Range. Though a small mining district, it was the “jewelry box” of the...
Legislative Update
July 1999
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Nova Scotia Shows It's Serious About Jobs & Mining
July 2012
Saying that the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia supports mining and the jobs that mining creates would be an understatement.
Saying that the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia supports mining and the jobs that mining creates would be an understatement.
Continental Drift
November 2003
As soon as reasonably accurate maps were made, 200 years ago, one could not help but note the parallelism of some coastlines with those on other continents. The coastlines of Africa and South America, in particular, are strikingly similar. The first scientist to write on the subject was an Austrian, Edward Suess, who put India, Africa, and South America into a supercontinent he named “Gondwanaland.” But, it was not until Alfred Wegener, a German, came out with his “Theory of Continental Drift” in 1912, that scientists took note.
As soon as reasonably accurate maps were made, 200 years ago, one could not help but note the parallelism of some coastlines with those on other continents. The coastlines of Africa and South America, in particular, are strikingly similar. The first scientist to write on the subject was an Austrian, Edward Suess, who put India, Africa, and South America into a supercontinent he named “Gondwanaland.” But, it was not until Alfred Wegener, a German, came out with his “Theory of Continental Drift” in 1912, that scientists took note.
Prospecting on the Yukon River
July 2002
In my years of searching for gold, there was never a greater thrill than prospecting along the Yukon.
In my years of searching for gold, there was never a greater thrill than prospecting along the Yukon.
Subscriber Locates Large Diamond at Arkansas Diamond Park
May 2009
Worthington was washing gravel that he’d dug out of the park’s east drain, a low area in the park’s diamond search area, when he found the yellow diamond in his screen. It was in the last bucket he planned to wash before shutting down for Easter weekend.
Worthington was washing gravel that he’d dug out of the park’s east drain, a low area in the park’s diamond search area, when he found the yellow diamond in his screen. It was in the last bucket he planned to wash before shutting down for Easter weekend.
Kennecott Copper Mine, Kennecott, Alaska
October 2017
For approximately 30 years, the mines produced good ore, some so rich it was simply sent straight to bagging, bypassing milling and loaded directly on the rail cars.
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