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January 2009 by Staff
Picks & Pans: A Pay Streak in Slate

My Explosive Introduction to Gold Mining
My friend came walking in from the garage with what looked to me like a stick of dynamite. Chuckling, he said, “Have you ever been gold mining?”
In my head I was thinking, “Not at 3 am in the morning with dynamite.”
The Bawl Mill
• He's got a real ball and chain...
• Knee-deep...
• Win a .357 Smith & Wesson?
A Trip to Tucson 2000
The stage was set for a great time, as better than 100 mining artifact collectors from all over the world gathered for the 6th Annual Tucson Arizona show. Many of us didn't even seem to mind the heat of the desert...
Paleontonlogical Resources Preservation Act

The “Chuck It Out” Nugget
This was no ordinary nugget. It had not traveled very far from its nearby source, and that did mean a lot, as we were searching for the source of several such nuggets found during a gold rush that occurred in 1859.
Shaker Tables for Processing Hard Rock Ores
Most placer equipment is really made with gold in the 30 and larger mesh sizes in mind, though if carefully used can often get reasonable recovery down to the 50 mesh size.
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The Bawl Mill
• A Word From the Editor
• Reading A River: Finding The Paystreaks—Part II
• Placer Gold in the Ortiz Mountains
• Miners Discuss Struggles at NWMA
• Ask The Experts—Where to Take Sulfide Ore for Processing
• Ask The Experts—Where Would The Most Gold Tend To Be In This Deposit?
• East Coast Dredger Heads West - Part I
• Growing Pains of the Learning Curve
• Stillwater At Half Speed
• Elko County Has Highest State Median Income
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Pebble Deposit Reveals Mineral Potential