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Gold in Michigan
August 2001 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Gold was discovered on the upper peninsula of Michigan around 1845, about the same time that rich iron and copper deposits were being put into production. Despite the discovery of gold and silver, most interest centered about iron...
All That Glitters is Gold
Or is it? These man-made nuggets first started appearing on some of the Internet auction sites in the summer of 1999, at which time I became a little suspicious and purchased two of them.
Picks & Pans: Treasure Hawk Mine—Cutthroat Mining Corporation
The Treasure Hawk mine was operated by "Crazy Eddie" Bounsall from 1972 until 1988. He died in 1994, and I purchased the Treasure Hawk claims from his wife Betty in 1996.
Goldville, Alabama
Goldville, Alabama, (pop. 61) is located in hilly and forested country at an elevation of 1,018 feet, in the Piedmont physiographic province. It is near the northern boundary of Tallapoosa County.
Chasing Float Gold—The Starry Night Wash
The sun was beginning to set, which put the light at just the right angle against the hillsides to where I believed that I spotted a very small dig and tailings pile up the hill near the top of the second wash.
A Successful Trip Through Gold Basin
This time we took the detectors. Roger had worked that spot very well and wanted to see if my new detector would uncover any gold he might have missed.
2016 Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit
We’ve been fielding quite a few questions lately from subscribers and manufacturers wanting to know if we are going to host another Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• The Public Process—Getting Involved and Making a Difference
• Pacific Northwest Miners Request Help
• USFS Roadless Comments Reopened
• Flat-Fault Gold
• Basic Drywashing Principles
• Fields of Gold
• Picks & Pans: All That Glitters Pans Out Well!
• De Beers Undergoes Overhaul
• Update on the West Mojave Desert Planning Area
• 2001 Inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame
• Company Notes
• The Spanish Silver of Mowry
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
