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Gold Prospecting in Alberta
July 2003 by Orest Protch
Rumors, myths, legends, folklore and oral histories—all of these are part of the framework that make up the core belief systems of the elements of society that persist to this day to go in pursuit of illustrious gold.Swing and a Miss
A very good baseball hitter might get a hit roughly one time out of every three at-bats, but for prospectors often the results are much sparser and it may take many trips before the prospector hits a home run.
Ask the Experts
• What's worth picking out of the pan besides gold?
Melman on Gold & Silver
One of the consequences of the weakening economy and the sharp declines in NASDAQ securities was a sudden weakening of the US Dollar (see chart of D-Mark). As investors began to pull their funds out of the US and return the funds to their native lands, this resulted in sales of the dollar, reducing it in value.
PLP and MMAC Update
The current administration is receptive; we believe the time is ripe to push for a return to reasonable regulations and to restore mining to a priority for public lands as long as some new crisis doesn’t take precedent.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Making Adjustments to Catch Fine Gold
This fine gold that is so common is probably the most notorious for eluding our riffles and mattings.
The Bawl Mill
- Taking (apart) the (solar) road less traveled...
- Fill'er up
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• Our Readers Say
• PLP Members Win Occupancy Case—Appeals Continue
• Prospecting for Iron in Alaska
• Gold Deposits in Skarn
• Picks & Pans: Highbanking on the American River
• Platinum Firm, Palladium to Remain Weak
• Spencer Opal Deposits, Idaho
• Company Notes
• Hillside Placers
• Elko Mining Expo a Success
• National Mining Hall of Fame to Induct Six
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Looking Back
