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Legislative and Regulatory Update
April 2010 by Scott Harn
• Setback in California suction dredging fight• Appeals court hears arguments on forest roads rule
• States push back on firearms
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The story began in a southern Arizona mountain range...
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Ask The Experts
April 2016
• Should I focus efforts on this particular rock type?
• Should I focus efforts on this particular rock type?
Company Notes
July 2001
• Homestake Mining Company
• Cominco American Inc.
• Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
• Homestake Mining Company
• Cominco American Inc.
• Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
Company Notes
December 2002
• Sterling Mining Company
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Vista Gold Corp.
• Fronteer Development Group
• US Gold Corp.
• NovaGold Resources
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• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Vista Gold Corp.
• Fronteer Development Group
• US Gold Corp.
• NovaGold Resources
Prospecting Australia—Part III Anatomy of a Nugget Patch in Western Australia
December 2011
One of the most memorable nuggets I found in Australia was detected on the very last day that I was out prospecting. I was going along swinging my coil and I came across a blaring loud signal that almost blew my ears off.
One of the most memorable nuggets I found in Australia was detected on the very last day that I was out prospecting. I was going along swinging my coil and I came across a blaring loud signal that almost blew my ears off.
Melman on Gold & Silver
January 2016
...a presentation of these important trends—which coincidentally have dominated the recent news—and my resultant predictions for 2016 and beyond, will make up the majority of this column.
...a presentation of these important trends—which coincidentally have dominated the recent news—and my resultant predictions for 2016 and beyond, will make up the majority of this column.
Green Valley Gold District, Payson, Arizona
March 2016
Most gold-bearing quartz veins found in the district were fracture fillings in faults enclosed by crushed quartz zones along their margins. Since the host rocks were often extensively weathered, portions of the veins stood out as positive, resistant outcrops. The gold-bearing veins ranged from a few inches wide to the vein at the Gowan mine that was as much as 12 feet wide.
Most gold-bearing quartz veins found in the district were fracture fillings in faults enclosed by crushed quartz zones along their margins. Since the host rocks were often extensively weathered, portions of the veins stood out as positive, resistant outcrops. The gold-bearing veins ranged from a few inches wide to the vein at the Gowan mine that was as much as 12 feet wide.
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