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Mining in Sonora, Mexico
November 1999 by Len Padios
So you want to do some gold mining in Mexico. What do you need, where do you go, how do you begin? You begin before you even cross the border.Group Sues Feds Over New Nat'l Monuments
Several Arizona lawmakers and Utah ranchers filed suit against the federal government over the creation of a national monument in northern Arizona.
Champions Crowned at the California State Gold Panning Championships
By the end of the day Sunday there were a lot of tired panners! By then they could have panned more than 10 times to continue to advance. This was not a picnic!
Administration Officials Pledge to Work Closely With Miners
The nation’s mining industry can expect a more favorable working climate, Bush administration officials told a receptive audience at the Northwest Mining Association’s (NWMA) annual convention.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Once again international terrorism became the focus of much of the world as the British Isles were swept by two major stories. First, two vehicles were found with high explosives in London and it was only the smoldering fuses that gave away the contents of the vehicles before they exploded.
Mariposa, California
The sleepy town of Mariposa, known more today as one of the gateways to Yosemite National Park, was once considered the southern end of the famed “Mother Lode” gold deposits that stretched hundreds of miles throughout California’s Sierra...
Ask the Experts
Centrifugal bowls versus jigs
Then and Now: Is Gold Really Money?
The gold from 80 years ago still holds all of its value—it’s the Dollar that has been damaged.
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The Bawl Mill
• USPS Delays ICMJ Delivery at Oakland, CA Processing Center
• Another Gold Heist Reported at Nome
• No Need to Rewrite Mining Regs, NAS Study Confirms
• BLM Filing Requirements for Small Miners' Waiver
• Asarco Accepts Phelps Dodge Buyout
• Once Lonely, Mojave Desert Phone Now World's Companion
• Judge Blocks Road Protest
• Company to Sue Over Stymied Gold Mine
• No Mining / Logging on 40 Million Acres
• Catastrophism vs. Uniformitarianism
• 1st Annual Placer County Open Gold Panning Championships—1999
• Picks & Pans: The Ten-Pennyweight Nugget
• Pullin' the Pin
• Land of Golden Dreams—California in the Gold Rush Decade
• Cerro Colorado Silver, Arizona
• Progressive Privy Program Proved Popular
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Surging Gold Prices Burn a Few Unlucky Mining Firms
• Looking Back
