Groups Wonder Meaning of Call for More Wilderness

July 1999 by Associated Press

DOI Computers Back Online

May 2004
You may have noticed that the Department of Interior’s (DOI) computers were disconnected for about 10 days during mid-March. The disconnected Internet service prevented miners and prospectors from accessing numerous online files, including all Bureau of Land Management websites and mining claim systems.

Mineralized Faults and Contacts in the Search for Gold

January 2016

Fault zones and rock contacts are important because the vast majority of gold and silver deposits, as well as those of many other metals, are formed by hot, mineralized water solutions.

The Heavy Minerals in Your Concentrates

June 2016
The fact that mineral deposits can contribute specific types of heavy minerals is why the analysis of the heavy mineral concentrates in the streams of an area can be an important prospecting technique for finding undiscovered mineral deposits.

Ask The Experts - Did gold deposits come from space or were they created underground?

September 2020

The Bawl Mill

March 2013
• Getting scolded during recess happens to adults, too.
• On-the-job training
• Batteries not included
• By the numbers

Guest Editorial—Exploiting Tragedy

November 2001
While the world is focused on the war on terrorism, rumors persist that sinister forces inside the beltway are looking for ways to attach a train-load of pork to an emergency appropriations bill.

Oregon Requires Permit for Hand Sluicing

May 2010
At the time of this writing the draft permit for dredging in Oregon, which may also include small-scale operations like hand sluicing or possibly even panning, was not available for public comment or review.

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