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Gold Fever
August 1999 by W. Dan Hausel
"Little Boys who pick up rocks either go to prison or become geologists."Breccia Pipes
A breccia pipe, or chimney, is an irregular cylindrical mass of breccia that is often silicified and stands out as an iron-stained knob. They can be from a few feet to several hundred feet in diameter, and may or may not be mineralized.
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This is in response to Norbert Beckstrom’s letter in the November issue of the ICMJ. He wrote in reference to a letter by Jerry Hobbs in the October issue. If anyone opened up a can of worms, it is Mr. Beckstrom.
Alaska Geologist Survives Grizzly Attack
“When he stepped into the clearing he didn’t snarl and stand up and show me how big he was. He just came for me,” Miller said.
Piggin' for Gold
Take a look at the picture—it’s pretty simple and you can build it yourself.
Wyoming Expects Profits from Uranium
Growth in worldwide demand for uranium is leading producers back to Wyoming, which leads the nation in uranium production.
GPS Speeds Filing of Claims in Alaska
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles signed a bill making several beneficial changes to Alaska mining claim location law.
Finding Gold With Copper and Turquoise
The signs of copper, which the prospector most commonly sees in the field in outcrops and on the surface, are secondary minerals caused by the action of air and water on the original copper-bearing sulfides that were deposited deep...
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