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August 2009 by Staff
The Bawl Mill
• More like “upsetting” than offsetting...
• So, when is our first shareholder meeting?
• Government kicks a gift horse in the mouth...
• Will the real Barack Obama please step forward...
Reno's 1872 Time Capsule Includes Gold Rush Lore
The Reno Masonic Lodge was built along the railroad tracks back when Ulysses S. Grant was president and shortly after the Comstock Lode of gold and silver was struck in Virginia City.
The Tonopah Gold and Silver District
The discovery of the Tonopah District by Jim Butler in May, 1900, was by far the most important event of its time, just as the discovery of the Comstock was the most important event in the Nevada’s earlier history.
3D-Printed Tools for Prospecting
…these two guys are part of the new hi-tech generation who review new technologies and are always looking for new ways to apply them in innovative fields!
Using Structural Clues to Locate Buried Placer Channels
They must have assumed the paystreak was spotty and had been mined out, so they never mined as close to the side of the valley as they should have.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Idaho EPA may pare back agressive water stance
• House panel recommends changing federal mineral royalty
• Gold mining company raises funds to fight initiative
• Comment period extended
Steven's Trail and the North Fork of the American
What were we doing going down a 4.5 mile trail to a cold river where there was no guarantee of anything except some ice and maybe cold hands and feet? First it seemed our winter was going to be a drought, and then all that reversed.
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Finding Gold With Copper and Turquoise
• GM to Cancel Mining Contracts
• California Suction Dredging Update
• Newmont Fined for Fatality
• The Memorial Day Nugget
• East Coast Prospecting Challenges
• Saving Money on Mining Gadgets
• BLM Increases Location & Maintenance Fees
• Rio Tinto: Allegations Without Foundation
• National Mining Hall of Fame to Induct Five
• Melman on Gold & Silver
