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Gold in Alabama
May 2003 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Alabama, 52,423 square miles in area, lies at the southwestern end of the Appalachian Mountains. The highest point in the state is only 2,407 feet above sea level. Summers are long and humid, whereas winters are mild.
The Bawl Mill
- Imitation is the sincerest form of...theft
- SF hands out more needles than report cards
Tales of California Gold Discoveries 2nd in a Series—The Jenny Lind Mine
It is said that the richest deposits of gold at Foresthill were discovered by one of those accidents that is impossible for man to foresee, but which all are willing to take advantage of.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Election impact
• New Washington State small-scale regulations
Prospecting at Moore Creek
In recent years there has been something of a new form of tourism growing in Alaska. Several historically productive gold mines have created facilities to bring in prospectors and tourists to see and experience the remote gold...
Building the American Dream
What goes into making a home? For starters, about 439 pounds of copper!
Critical Metals: Copper
From time to time I’ve been doing a series on critical metals and how important they are to our complex and technological society. This month we are going to take a look at copper, and how important that metal is to our modern lives.
Potential Gold at Old Hydraulic Sites
So why would a modern-day prospector want to learn about a method of mining that was banned by the courts more than a century ago?
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The Ball Mill
• Our Readers Say
• WMD Raffle Raises Funds for Lawsuit
• From the Editor
• Yukon Placer Miners Fighting Extreme Discharge Limits
• Picks & Pans: Red Beryl Mining—Beaver County, Utah
• The Investigation
• A Gold Detector Sitting in a Closet Only Finds Dust—A Potpourri of Detector Tips
• Central Coast Ranges
• Poll: Montana in Favor of Repealing Anti-Mining Initiative
• Platinum in Laccoliths
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• BLM Runs Check on Assay Services
