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In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—The Plan
September 2007 by Mike Lowen
In my travels, and my experience with gravity tables, one thing has implanted itself in my mind. What about the tails?
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MMAC & PLP Update
Even more prospectors arrived on Saturday morning, and drywashers and detectors were in use for much of the day...
Gold in Vermont
The principal gold belt in Vermont extends south from the Canadian border along the east side of the Green Mountains, as far south as the Massachusetts line. The entire region was glaciated during the Great Ice Age and the glaciers contained streaks of finely-divided gold, so some of the gold found in Vermont originated in what is now Canada.
Gold in Guatemala
The Central American nation of Guatemala is better known for civil unrest, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions than it is for gold. However, there is gold in the country, and there are undoubtedly many undiscovered deposits in the jungles and rainforests.
Western Mining Artifact Collectors Show
A year of work and preparation has come and gone as the Western Mining Artifact Show was held this past June 29th at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, California. It was three days of fun and adventure delighting in the glory of the golden days of California gold mining of long ago.
Take it to Bedrock
Picking the right spot to placer has to do with years of experience, and a little luck. The textbooks can tell you where it should be, but sometimes the rules just don’t seem to apply.
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• Mining Gold at 16,000 Feet
• Locating a New Nugget Patch
• Journeys in the Kingman Quadrangle—Part II
• The American Hill Mine
• Cal-Gold Closes Shop After 30 Years
• The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
• Prison Time Handed Out for Gold and Silver Thefts
• Northern Dynasty Chooses Partner for Pebble
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Looking Back
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