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December 2001 by Staff
Ask The Experts: Looking for help on unproven claim
Looking for help on unproven claim
Placer Gemstones
Only the so-called “precious gems” will be considered in this article. They are diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald. A “gem” must be rare, hard, and durable, and possess a unique color or quality in order to be classified as a gem.
Polymetallic Skarn Deposits
Polymetallic skarn deposits are an interesting class of deposits that can contain a number of different types of metals.
Our Readers Say
• Prospecting for Diamonds in Kimberlite by W. Dan Hausel
• Miners referring to their activity as “recreational”
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Doomed from the Start
The dredge and our gear, with us clinging on to the sides, bounced along until it got hung up on a large boulder in the middle of the river.
The Upper Susitna Goldfields

ICMJ's 12th Annual Photo Contest Results
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• 43 CFR 3809 Update
• Breccia Pipes
• Newmont Tries to Become World's Largest
• The Final Gold Strike of the Alaska Gold Rush—Livengood Stampede, 1914
• GATA Update
• Aussie Gold—A Look at Queensland
• Montana's Virginia City Has Golden Legacy
• Picks & Pans: Lost Below
• Placer Gemstones
• Gold in Iceland?
• Melman on Gold & Silver