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Famous Yuba River Dredge Sinks
March 2003 by Staff
The Yuba #21 gold dredge sunk in the Yuba Goldfields of northern California in late January.Ask the Experts
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The Hanging Tree
The Big Swede was working his pan trying to get rid of the black sand. Usually there were others at the river, but on this day he was there alone. He figured that most of the other fellow miners were either doing their laundry, or working.
Bigger and Better—Gold Prospecting & Mining Summit Recap
Our second year’s Summit, held over five days in mid-May, was even bigger and better than last year’s gathering. We had more vendors, more hands-on classes and a very full slate of lectures and presentations. Over 2,300 prospectors attended...
California and US Gold Panning Championships
The objective was to pan down all the material from the three-gallon bucket, extract the gold into a small vial, and then signal completion. Every lost flake added a five-minute penalty.
Revisiting Commerce Resources—A Tantalum and Niobium Mining Project
One of the most intriguing company articles we have written during the past few years was based on our late Spring 2005 visit to Commerce Resources’ tantalum and niobium project in the towering mountains of east-central British Columbia...
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Recreational Gold Panning on the South Yuba River
The Forest Service recently announced a new area set aside for recreational gold panning on the South Yuba River, east of Nevada City.
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• The Hunt for Diamonds, Nunavut, Canada
• Gold in Maine?
• Mud Creek Placer Mine Adventure
• Junior Miners and Investors Gather in Canada
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