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Melman on Gold & Silver (2008 Year in Review)
December 2008 by Leonard Melman
Our December issue is when we take a look backward at the year nearing completion, and this year is no exception. When we do look backward over the past eleven months, all we can say is, “What a year this has been!” And that isn’t meant in a positive...
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
May 2002
• Occupancy rules discussed
• Comment period open for small-scale mining and dredging in Oregon
• Occupancy rules discussed
• Comment period open for small-scale mining and dredging in Oregon
Melman on Gold & Silver
October 2010
Few young people growing up today realize the fact that for the majority of its existence, the United States of America was a creditor nation, not a debtor nation. Other countries were indebted to America, not the other way around. However, that began to change...
Few young people growing up today realize the fact that for the majority of its existence, the United States of America was a creditor nation, not a debtor nation. Other countries were indebted to America, not the other way around. However, that began to change...
Prospecting for Hardrock Gold - "Eureka!" (Part III)
May 2010
A quartz piece was rolled over and there it was, staring right at us—beautiful, coarse gold coming right out of the quartz rock. It was almost the size of a softball, and it looked like over one quarter of it had gold throughout!
A quartz piece was rolled over and there it was, staring right at us—beautiful, coarse gold coming right out of the quartz rock. It was almost the size of a softball, and it looked like over one quarter of it had gold throughout!
Southwest Alaska Gold Project Progresses
January 2012
NovaGold Resources Inc. announced that a gold prospect in southwest Alaska is ready to advance to permitting.
NovaGold Resources Inc. announced that a gold prospect in southwest Alaska is ready to advance to permitting.
Greenhorn Finds Gold in Colorado
November 2016
Using a snuffer bottle to pick it out of the pan, he continued his panning efforts. He continued to find more yellowish stuff, but it wasn’t shiny like he thought gold should look.
Using a snuffer bottle to pick it out of the pan, he continued his panning efforts. He continued to find more yellowish stuff, but it wasn’t shiny like he thought gold should look.
Melman on Gold & Silver
April 2014
The idea of decisive action in 2014 will be at the heart of my presentation at the ICMJ Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit of April 5-6 in Placerville. I look forward to meeting you all then.
The idea of decisive action in 2014 will be at the heart of my presentation at the ICMJ Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit of April 5-6 in Placerville. I look forward to meeting you all then.
How to Find Gold in Hot Ground With A VLF Detector
April 2010
He didn’t recognize what he was hearing, of course, but to my ear that bank was full of small gold.
He didn’t recognize what he was hearing, of course, but to my ear that bank was full of small gold.
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