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Environment-Friendly Dredging
February 2001 by Jeff Tolson
The modern gold prospector is a person of great moral fiber who loves the freedoms of this country and understands that with rights come responsibilities.Final Buckhorn Mountain Study Released
The Washington Department of Ecology recently issued a revised environmental study of a proposed Okanogan County gold mine. The study is an amendment to one done in 1997 for the proposed Crown Jewel open pit mine on Buckhorn Mountain near Chesaw.
Volume is the Key to Success
While recovery rates are important, they must necessarily be secondary to the volume of material processed. Running more material at lower recovery rates is generally preferable to increasing the efficiency of the system.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Last month saw a veritable mountain of good economic news come pouring out of government and industry. Industrial production was up; GDP rose strongly; unemployment rates came down; profits were up; consumer confidence readings rose; etc., etc., etc. And yet, strangely enough, the financial markets produced only a “molehill” of results.
Over the Divide
It is with regret that we let our readers know about the passing of four respected members of the mining and prospecting community who have been lost in the past several months.
The Prevleator
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Most developmental ideas grow from the reluctance of some individual to participate in hard work, so I can only say that I must think better in a reclining position.
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