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Mojave Desert Placer Mining
March 2002 by Frank Lorey III
Several locations in the Mojave Desert region of California have yielded placer gold, apparently scattered from nearby lode deposits that have long-since eroded from existence. Some of the areas are still popular with weekend prospectors, and some have been worked on a much larger scale in recent years.The Hunt for Remote Canyon Gold

Payette Forest Sides With Mining Company
The US Forest Service is siding with a mining company’s bid to reopen roads and drill test holes in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
Critical Metals: Zinc

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In response to "Fake Assays and Assayers", ICMJ September 2000...
Northern Gold Mining's Garrison Gold Property

Rare Earth Deposit May Be Awaiting Discovery
Bill and the geologist lost interest and as far as I know, nothing more was done to locate the deposit.
Early Summer Mining in Wyoming
Old tailing piles extend for miles. There was still plenty of water flowing here, so WPA members set up highbankers at several settling ponds.
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