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Mine Woes Could Mean Higher Taxes
March 1999 by Associated Press
Hard times for the copper industry could cost property owners in Grant County.Melman on Gold & Silver
Putting it all together, we have indications that the petroleum price increases could continue and we believe that if that is the case, the impact on precious metals would be positive.
Permafrost Tunnel Shows Cross-sections of Past
A few miles north of Fairbanks stands what looks like a shack pushed back against a hill. Behind its front door dwells a distant past when saber-toothed tigers, mastodons and even camels roamed Alaska's Interior.
The Bawl Mill
• He's got a real ball and chain...
• Knee-deep...
• Win a .357 Smith & Wesson?
Millsite Opinion Overturned!
Interior Secretary Gale Norton approved the reversal of controversial millsite restrictions that were put in place by the Clinton administration.
Sampling Mineral Deposits
The accurate sampling of mineral deposits for testing and analysis is perhaps the most important step involved in both mineral exploration and development. It is a critical factor in initial prospecting efforts and the preliminary investigation of grassroots exploration projects, yet sampling is often performed in a haphazard and incomplete fashion during the early stages of prospecting and exploration activities.
Horsetail Gold
The horsetail is a type of plant that grows in sandy soil usually very close to a water supply. Its uses are many as it has a high silica content that allegedly can be of some medicinal value, but its primary function during the gold rush days was for...
Success With A Detector
I’m often asked, "What is the single most important skill to be successful at metal detecting?"
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• Company Notes
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