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Melman on Gold & Silver
June 2004 by Leonard Melman
It’s amazing how a few pictures could place an entire Presidential Administration on the defensive, yet that is exactly what has happened during the past month with the publication of the photos out of Iraq, which presumably show American soldiers engaging in acts of torture, humiliation and ridicule inflicted on their Iraqi prisoners.Gold
Excerpted from the U.S. Geological Survey's 1998 Annual Review by Earle B. Amey, Gold Commodity Specialist.
Detecting Alluvial Bench Deposits -- Pt II
Walking around the gulch and exploring the upper drainage, picking up different rocks and inspecting them with a good loop, and looking them up in a field guide of rocks and minerals of your region will help you understand how the gold got there.
The Bawl Mill
• Expensive bags will be around for a long time
• Year-end spending frenzy begins
• Illinois goes to the Democrats
Gold Dredging on Oregon's South Umpqua
Familiarizing oneself with an unfamiliar part of the country is often a requirement of successful gold prospecting. In the pursuit of gold, it may become necessary for a prospector to branch out into new hunting grounds.
California: The Land of Big Nuggets—Part II
There are a number of Tertiary river channels in the area, most of which trend south-southwest. They tend to be steep, narrow, and rich with coarse gold.
GATA Update
The case of Howe vs. Bank of International Settlements et al.—I like to call it Howe vs. All the Money in the World—was roughed up a little but survived its first day of hearing in federal court in Boston.
Beyond The End of The Road
Dale's research of known gold producing districts in southern California and his knowledge of metal detecting produced these large gold-quartz specimens. This certainly would make any trip a very good one, but it turned out to be just the...
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The Bawl Mill
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• Zeballos Gold Camp, British Columbia
• Agreement Allows Pogo Mine to Resume Construction
• Treasure Hawk Mine Back in Action
• Oregon Dredgers Receive Threats From Environmentalists
• Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods—Part I
• Mood at Calgary Conference is Subdued, But Optomistic
• Reinventing the Wheel—The Infinity-Jet
• Company Notes
• Endangered Species Act is a Mess
• Placer Platinum
• Here Come the MineBots
• Agency Gives Initial Backing to Kensington Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
• Brits Thwart Robbery of Gold and Cash
