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Fire Agate in Arizona
June 2002 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Agate, a banded form of chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), has been used as a gemstone for over 7,000 years. Romans cut and polished agate, and this practice was taken to new heights in Germany in the 16th century.Hecla to Reopen Lucky Friday Mine
Heclas’s underground Lucky Friday Mine in Idaho is scheduled to reopen following a series of accidents, which included the death of two miners.
California: The Land of Big Nuggets—Part I
The nugget sat there in plain sight, though it was covered in dirt, while hundreds of people had passed that way every day.
Legislative Update
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Recent Prospecting in Plumas County
Plumas has been historically rich in gold because of its favorable geology. The Melones Fault trends north-south through the county and many rich gold-bearing districts lie along its course.
Ask the Experts
How does one determine who owns a mining claim?
MMAC Update
After many decades of closures, land-use restrictions, and over-regulation, miners and all other public land users may finally see some real relief due to the efforts of MMAC.
Picks & Pans: Red Beryl Mining—Beaver County, Utah
The Ruby Violet Mine is a rare red beryl locality that produces the only gem quality material of this type in the world. The mine is located in a topaz rhyolite within a rhyolite flow in the Wah Wah Mountains in Beaver, County, Utah.
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The Bawl Mill
• ICMJ Elected Prospecting Magazine of 2002
• Mining Investment—Or Fraud?
• Gold in Suriname
• Golden Age of Gold Dredges
• Prospecting With Limited Equipment
• Looking Back
• Beryllium in Utah
• Company Notes
• Picks & Pans: The Gold of "Eldorado Canyon"—Mariposa County, California
• The Canton Lead
• NAS Agrees to Review Superfund Science
• Tight Budgets Force Forest Service to Cut Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
