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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...
Mining Companies Use Conservative Valuations
Gold mining companies are being conservative in asset valuations despite recent spikes in gold prices in terms of US dollars, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Our Readers Say
• "...her demise has hurt this industry beyond comprehension"
• "...the mining community suffered the loss of a good friend."
• "...they would like to host the international gold prospectors community"
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...
The Bawl Mill
• USPS reverts to ponies?
• Crime and (no) punishment
Gold in Beatty, Nevada
In this case, signs of gold were found at the bottom of the alluvial and then traced in a triangle up the face of the mountain until they stopped—that is where the digging began.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Man O Man, if politics isn’t the strangest game! First, we had a Presidential election that wasn’t over the night it’s over, but instead dragged on for weeks on end before “Dubya” was declared the winner. Then we had the Senatorial contest in Washington that dragged on for more weeks before the Democratic candidate won that squeaker, reducing the Senate to a fifty-fifty proposition with the Republicans having a minuscule edge by virtue of the Vice President being of their party.
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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
