Hijackers Make Off With 660 Pounds of Gold

December 1999 by Associated Press

Find of a Lifetime

May 2013
My metal detecting hobby began about ten years ago when I bought a used metal detector for about $300. I got it specifically to look for meteorites. It was pretty much worthless, not user friendly, and I did not find anything with it.

Sage-Grouse Won't Get ESA Listing For Now

April 2010
The Obama administration announced on March 5 its decision not to list the sage-grouse as threatened or endangered at the moment, though it left the door wide open to future listing.

New Life for the Suction Nozzle

December 2003
The suction nozzle was one of the first Venturi nozzles to be used in the dredging business. Years later it was replaced with the straight Venturi system, which is sometimes referred to as a “log.” The main benefit of the log is that the operator only needs a suction hose with a short nozzle.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2010
• Leaked documents show BLM’s true intentions
• New Oregon small-scale prospecting rules

Gold in Moffat County, Colorado

March 1999
The area of interest in this article is in eastern Moffat County, located in northwestern Colorado adjacent to the Wyoming line. It is a high, sagebrush prairie which ranges from 6,200 to 7,200 feet in elevation, north and northwest of the county seat of Craig (pop. 8,000).

Economic Impact of Mining in Alaska

April 2006
The Alaska Miners Association recently released a report on the Economic Impact of Mining on Alaska. The numbers are impressive:

Bucket Dredged Boulder Gold

January 2010
The black sand was loaded with mercury from the river, but there wasn’t enough to pick up all the fines. We took out the amalgam and had to suction up the remaining fine gold.

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