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In Pursuit of Gold and Silver in the Sierra Madres
January 2007 by Mike Lowen
We have concessions high in the Occidental mountains to the west, while down near our pueblo we have begun construction of a mill to process the ore we will soon be mining. As I look around, our new shop with its adjoining wings...
Synclinal Oil
Most oilfields are found in anticlinal faults, or stratigraphic traps. Oil floats on water, so that it will rise to the highest point possible, above the water. If the porous or fractured sandstone or limestone that contains the oil is overlain by impervious shale, the oil can no longer rise. If the porous bed is arched upward...
The Bawl Mill
• A sobering revelation
• "Greenbacks" for green energy
Melman on Gold & Silver
Clearly, the single-most important reason for the latest decline in gold is the recently announced auctions by the British Central Bank. However, other news stories this past month also had negative implications for the yellow metal.
Picks & Pans: The California State Nugget
Last summer I spent all of my weekends and most of my vacation time camped out on the south fork of the Yuba River with a couple of gold miners by the name of Leon and Joe.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
PLP Update
Priorities will include meeting with the EPA regarding suction gold dredging permitting and with the Forest Service regarding revisions to CFR 228A regulations related to mining and access on public lands.
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Chinese Gold Consumption to Grow
• Researching and Staking Mining Claims—Part II
• Family Sues US Mint for Return of Rare Gold Coins
• High Court Reverses Nevada Mining Decision
• Mining Industry Worried about Democrat-Controlled Congress
• Working on the Bear River
• Company Notes
• Looking Back
• The Upper Susitna Goldfields
• Palladium Hitting Jewelry Market
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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