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Gold & Silver of the Comstock Lode
September 2010 by Chris Ralph
There still remains some material in place along the lode that could be mined at high gold and silver prices.Additional articles that might interest you...
Company Notes
September 1999
• Placer Dome
• Newmont Mining
• Homestake Mining Company
• Royal Gold Inc.
• Placer Dome
• Newmont Mining
• Homestake Mining Company
• Royal Gold Inc.
Gold Prospecting Is For Ladies, Too
April 2010
The large nugget just sat there and would not budge, mocking me as if to say, “I have been here for 3,000 years and I am not leaving.”
The large nugget just sat there and would not budge, mocking me as if to say, “I have been here for 3,000 years and I am not leaving.”
Historical Mining Methods
May 2004
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 started the great gold rush to California. The account that drew national and worldwide notice was a small, two-inch item at the bottom of the front page of the March 15, 1848 issue of the “Californian,” published in San Francisco. The article was attributed to B.R. Buckelew, and mentioned quantities of gold just being “gathered.”
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 started the great gold rush to California. The account that drew national and worldwide notice was a small, two-inch item at the bottom of the front page of the March 15, 1848 issue of the “Californian,” published in San Francisco. The article was attributed to B.R. Buckelew, and mentioned quantities of gold just being “gathered.”
Melman on Gold & Silver
December 2014
As we have noted through the years, perhaps the most direct, single influence on the future of gold and silver is their monetary opposite—currencies in general, the US Dollar in particular.
As we have noted through the years, perhaps the most direct, single influence on the future of gold and silver is their monetary opposite—currencies in general, the US Dollar in particular.
Tight Budgets Force Forest Service to Cut Back
June 2002
Seasonal wilderness-area rangers have been among the first to go as Forest Service managers juggle budget demands.
Seasonal wilderness-area rangers have been among the first to go as Forest Service managers juggle budget demands.
The Bawl Mill
August 2002
• What budget deficit?
• Congressional underdog...
• More than just 12 angry men...
• What budget deficit?
• Congressional underdog...
• More than just 12 angry men...
Explosives Camp Lets Students Explore Booming Career Path
September 2005
Ahhh, summer camp. Lazy days frolicking at the pool. Meeting new friends and swapping stories around the campfire. Slicing steel I-beams and concrete pillars and blowing them apart with C4 high explosives.
Ahhh, summer camp. Lazy days frolicking at the pool. Meeting new friends and swapping stories around the campfire. Slicing steel I-beams and concrete pillars and blowing them apart with C4 high explosives.
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Hardrock Mining Accidents Claim Four Lives
• Prospecting Old Tertiary Channels
• The Jenkins Mine Project Pt II: Terrain and Map Study
• Search Called Off for Missing Treasure Hunters
• Glacial Gold in the Midwest
• Hardrock Prospecting in El Dorado County, California
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Forest Service Pays Miners $245K for Unlawful Destruction of Mine
