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Mining Boom May Be In Store For Upper Michigan
February 2009 by John Flesher
Companies are exploring at least 14 areas in Michigan’s vast Upper Peninsula for possible mine development. The activity suggests the potential revival of an industry that defined the region’s economy and culture for more than a century—beginning in the mid-1800s—before gradually fading because of higher operating costs and competition.Old Water Channels Provide Important Clues
After washing the top sixty to ninety feet of gravel, the old- timers hit the bedrock. The bedrock paid one-eighth to one-half of an ounce to the square foot…
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Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: White Knuckle Mining
…I was looking down on what was a frightening 500-foot sheer drop-off. We were precariously close to the edge as the shoulder was practically non-existent.
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Environmental Analysis Starts for Proposed Idaho Gold Mine
“We feel that we can clean up an area that has been abandoned after 100 years of mining,” Lyon said.
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The Search for Specimen (Pocket) Gold in the California Mother Lode
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