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Melman on Gold & Silver
August 2000 by Leonard Melman
Boy, do we ever live interesting times! What other conclusion can we come to when the only real excitement on the whole scene is a kids' book and a TV series about a bunch of people acting in a manner to make the word "weird" seem respectable!Additional articles that might interest you...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
January 2010
• EPA declares carbon dioxide a threat to environment
• Suction dredging update for California
• California Fish & Game director resigns
• More Merced River restrictions
• EPA declares carbon dioxide a threat to environment
• Suction dredging update for California
• California Fish & Game director resigns
• More Merced River restrictions
Ask the Experts
December 2013
Why are there no maps of the so-called mining districts?
Why are there no maps of the so-called mining districts?
The Bawl Mill
January 2014
• If you don't like the numbers, make up your own!
• By the numbers
• And the award goes to...
• If you don't like the numbers, make up your own!
• By the numbers
• And the award goes to...
What is a Mining Right?
April 2015
A mining right is a powerful and not commonly understood concept that is all too often watered down by agency regulatory interference...
A mining right is a powerful and not commonly understood concept that is all too often watered down by agency regulatory interference...
Prospecting for Meteorites with a Metal Detector
February 2002
The following article has been written with a two-fold purpose; first, to help familiarize anyone interested in “meteorite shooting,” and second, to stress the importance of scientific research.
The following article has been written with a two-fold purpose; first, to help familiarize anyone interested in “meteorite shooting,” and second, to stress the importance of scientific research.
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Gold Deposition and Gradients of Placer Streams—Part I
June 2012
When placer miners from the gold rush era began experimenting with the slope of their sluices, they must have pondered the ideal slope for trapping gold in a creek bed too. Logic suggests the same is true for streams...
When placer miners from the gold rush era began experimenting with the slope of their sluices, they must have pondered the ideal slope for trapping gold in a creek bed too. Logic suggests the same is true for streams...
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