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Legislative and Regulatory Update
June 2010 by Scott Harn
• Congress plays dirty with the Clean Water Act• Quick action brings reward
• Proposed monuments
Gemstones in Wyoming—Part II

Replacing Your 12-Volt Pump
In the “toolbox” of most every prospector there are certain tools that we tend to use consistently for a variety of reasons. Have you ever noticed that tools and equipment tend to wear out, rust and fall apart whether we use them or not?
The Iola Mine Group, Montgomery County, North Carolina
The Iola mine group is made up of four once active gold mines, the Iola, Washington, Golconda and Uwarra gold mines. Although this group of mines were some of the most productive gold mines in North Carolina for a number of years, and according to published records, some of the best managed, they had a relatively short life span for reasons unknown.
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• Using drywashers to work desert gravels
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: How Curiosity Burst My Platinum Bubble
What are they? They are too hard to be lead, and are not tarnished like silver should be.
The Bawl Mill
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• Sluicing at Rocky Bar, Idaho
• Nine Pound Nugget Found In Northern California!
• How Much Gold Is In My Gold-Quartz Specimen?
• Glaciers and Placer Gold Deposits
• Ask The Experts: Can you help me identify these items?
• Getting The Most Value From Your Gold-Quartz Specimens
• Highbanking and the House Rock
• Fix or Replace, Depreciate or Write-Off
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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Update on Oregon, Idaho and California Suction Dredge Permits
• ECU Silver Mining Continues The Legacy