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"New" Gold Rush Has Arrived
June 2009 by Scott Harn
Gold mining is garnering national attention as the economy slows and more Americans look for a way to make ends meet.U.S. Sued for Failure to Guard Rare Species
Environmental groups have sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its refusal to designate critical habitat for seven rare species, five in California and two in Alaska.
Drywashing Alluvial Placers
Portable, hand-operated, bellows drywashers have been used for over a hundred years to recover gold in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, California and Nevada. Drywashers were considered a last resort over...
Downieville: Another Gold Rush Favorite
I didn’t know what to expect because the area we were working was not close to the water, but we were pleasantly surprised when we began to pan out some nice flakes and a few pickers.
Picks & Pans: Highbanking on the American River
Steve and I decided to try our luck on the North Fork doing a little highbanking, or motor sluicing as the liberals would call it.
Prospecting Hard Rock
We panned out maybe three gold pans of the material and we were shocked at the gold that was there. This rock appeared to be rich.
The Bawl Mill
• Forgotten words...
• Mixing words...
• Master of words...
• Traveling words...
• Fighting words...
Pinpointing for Gold
This rock had been with a family for many years and they were cleaning up an old workshop that had lots of minerals and miscellaneous “ore” samples.
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The Bawl Mill
• How to Utilize Assays and Evaluate Results
• Mining Expedition at Eagle Rock—Part II
• Broomstick Gold
• Electra Gold Sees Potential in Other Minerals & Metals
• The Forgotten Specimen—Part I
• Miner's Cabin—Red Shack Territory
• NASCAR Driver Turns Prospector
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
