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Metal-Mineral Identification Utilizing a Detector
November 2005 by Jim Straight
Seldom is a metal detector used for ore sampling today. Nevertheless, this procedure still works as all BFO and VLF detectors have a non-conductive mineral zone and a conductive metal zone with a neutral null zone between them.
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Gold in the Chinle Formation
May 2004
The Chinle Formation, of Triassic age, underlies about 100,000 square miles in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. It adds to the scenic grandeur of the great Colorado Plateau province, noted for its high cliffs and deep canyons.
The Chinle Formation, of Triassic age, underlies about 100,000 square miles in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. It adds to the scenic grandeur of the great Colorado Plateau province, noted for its high cliffs and deep canyons.
Regarding "Good Assays and Bad"
February 2012
Last month I wrote an article entitled “Good Assays and Bad,” which gathered a few comments.
Last month I wrote an article entitled “Good Assays and Bad,” which gathered a few comments.
Melman on Gold & Silver
March 2014
...it is beginning to appear that we are recently witnessing a gradual buildup of background information that could lend strength to the arguments for ultimately higher gold and silver prices.
...it is beginning to appear that we are recently witnessing a gradual buildup of background information that could lend strength to the arguments for ultimately higher gold and silver prices.
Saved Before the Tax Bell Tolled
February 2007
The owners of many prospecting, dredging and mining operations may be missing a number of newly extended and expanded tax breaks under the false impressions that they expired. Other tax breaks that may have been overlooked in the past have now been clarified thanks to the last-minute passage of a new tax law.
The owners of many prospecting, dredging and mining operations may be missing a number of newly extended and expanded tax breaks under the false impressions that they expired. Other tax breaks that may have been overlooked in the past have now been clarified thanks to the last-minute passage of a new tax law.
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The Nevada Historical Society's
"This Was Nevada" Series
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Additional Note on Bluff's Beach
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I need to mention some additional information pertaining to our recent article on Alaska’s Bluff’s beach…
I need to mention some additional information pertaining to our recent article on Alaska’s Bluff’s beach…
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