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More Small-Scale Miners Attracted by Gold Prices
July 2007 by Associated Press
With gold hovering above $650 an ounce, interest in panning and prospecting for the pricey precious metal in northern Idaho’s icy streams and on its rugged mountainsides has enjoyed a mini-boom.Additional articles that might interest you...
The Cemetery Rush
January 2003
In 1893, Jerry McAuliffe led a team of prospectors east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and found the famed Kanowna goldfield. On their first day on the field, they picked up a total of more than 300 ounces of gold nuggets from the ground. As the rush began to increase in momentum, other prospectors found patches of nuggets simply lying on the ground near rich outcroppings of reef. In very quick time, hard rock miners were tearing into the rich reef lines...
In 1893, Jerry McAuliffe led a team of prospectors east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and found the famed Kanowna goldfield. On their first day on the field, they picked up a total of more than 300 ounces of gold nuggets from the ground. As the rush began to increase in momentum, other prospectors found patches of nuggets simply lying on the ground near rich outcroppings of reef. In very quick time, hard rock miners were tearing into the rich reef lines...
Looking Back
July 2005
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Famous Yuba River Dredge Sinks
March 2003
The Yuba #21 gold dredge sunk in the Yuba Goldfields of northern California in late January.
The Yuba #21 gold dredge sunk in the Yuba Goldfields of northern California in late January.
Adding Shine to Your Portfolio
December 2005
As inflation fears grow, some advisers are steering their clients into precious or industrial metals as a way to add luster to portfolios.
As inflation fears grow, some advisers are steering their clients into precious or industrial metals as a way to add luster to portfolios.
Ask The Experts
September 2016
• Is there a single book that covers most aspects of mining and recovery?
• Is there a single book that covers most aspects of mining and recovery?
AMRA Takes On USFS in Idaho
September 2015
Mr. Hughes was obviously shaken by our interaction and we are quite confident he assumed we were all missing teeth, long-haired, uneducated, backwoods miners who would immediately become submissive. That didn’t happen...
Mr. Hughes was obviously shaken by our interaction and we are quite confident he assumed we were all missing teeth, long-haired, uneducated, backwoods miners who would immediately become submissive. That didn’t happen...
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