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Melman on Gold & Silver
April 2003 by Leonard Melman
Never have I regretted the deadlines we must work with at this publication as I do this month, for events of tremendous significance are likely to occur between the time this column must be prepared and the time our readers will receive it.California's Rich Pocket Mines
The seven geologic indicators... are important concepts for prospectors to focus on when searching for gold pockets.
Everything You Need to Know About Gold Wheels
The theory of making the gold wheel work is really very simple—classification. When all the materials introduced into the wheel are classified to the same mesh, the heaviest materials will be extracted...
Melman on Gold & Silver
Not only is the Greenback steadily weakening, but calls for the abandonment of the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency are growing more frequent and more strident.
What's In A Name?
The names attached to these areas came about from many sources. Many are easy to see why the name was given while others had a more contrasting note to them.
Quartzsite Gives Up Some Big Gold
There is always an overwhelming feeling when finding gold of any size, but one like this doesn’t come along very often.
Ask The Experts
• Are these gold amounts large enough to interest a mining company?
The Cemetery Rush
In 1893, Jerry McAuliffe led a team of prospectors east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and found the famed Kanowna goldfield. On their first day on the field, they picked up a total of more than 300 ounces of gold nuggets from the ground. As the rush began to increase in momentum, other prospectors found patches of nuggets simply lying on the ground near rich outcroppings of reef. In very quick time, hard rock miners were tearing into the rich reef lines...
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The Bawl Mill
• Impact of Habitat Designations Grossly Underestimated
• Manslaughter Charges Dropped Against Sixteen to One Mine
• A Unique Prospecting Method
• Over the Divide
• Cripple Creek, Colorado
• Picks & Pans: Virginia Prospecting
• PLP Gets the Key!
• Mariposa, California
• The Ocampo District, Chihuahua
• The Collaboration
• Mud Creek Placer Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
