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Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
September 2002 by Staff
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Canadian Mint to Unveil $1 Million Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint will soon unveil a gold coin worth one million Canadian dollars ($850,000 US).
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Residual Placers: An Often Overlooked Gold Source
Because the forces of erosion and gravity tend to carry lighter materials like quartz away more easily, the heavy minerals like gold or silver will tend to be concentrated in the general area around the vein outcrop. These concentrations are what make residual placers so attractive.
Detecting in Australia's Etheridge Goldfield

US v. Donald Eno—IBLA Rules in Favor of Miner
Don Eno, a long-time member and supporter of Public Lands for the People, won his case in front of the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA), defeating the Forest Service’s attempt to prevent him from mining on his placer claim.
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• He's an "expert" in stupidity
• No sense of humor
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