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Gold in New Zealand
July 2007 by Jim Foster
In 1965, I visited New Zealand and saw a South Island goldfield. I knew very little about gold at that time and stopped only long enough to peruse a few relics and old photos on the pub wall.
The Bawl Mill
• If it’s good enough for the people...
• Rolling Stone magazine...fair and balanced?
• By the numbers...
Hope Boy Finds Gem During Field Trip
It's not THE Hope Diamond, but a half-carat yellow gem worth up to $700 will fit that bill for an elementary school student from, where else, Hope.
PLP Update
All 28 groups listed agree that Section 402 of the Clean Water Act does not apply and no dredge miner should be asking a state or federal agency for such a permit.
Ask The Experts
• Reason for adits rather than shafts?
Melman on Gold & Silver
One of the most surprising jolts of the past month came with the decision of the Supreme Court upholding the legality of what has come to be known as “ObamaCare.”
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction dredging
• HR 2262
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts
• More Tips for Evaluating Ores
• The Mountain Gate Mine
• The Basics of Small-Scale Heap Leaching with Cyanide Part I—History, Suitablility and Permitting
• Oregon Suction Dredge Permit Update
• In Pursuit of Gold and Silver in the Sierra Madres—Buying the Pilot Mill
• Life in the Alaska Gold Rush
• More Small-Scale Miners Attracted by Gold Prices
• Ready “Ore” Not, Uranium Boom is On Again
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
