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New Study of the Formation of Nuggets—Part II

Last month we took a look at the origins of coarse gold nuggets and the results of some new science about how they form. This new information pointed out that many nuggets once thought to be of secondary origin are formed under hot conditions...

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Former Sunshine Miners Find Work in Montana


Like almost 200 other Silver Valley miners, Butch Dempsey used to work at the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg. But, along with dozens of the others, he now works for the Columbus, Montana-based Stillwater Mining Co., about 400 miles to the east...

The Tangential Impulse Water Wheel in California Gold Mining History—Part I


The modern tangential impulse water wheel, a device best suited for hydroelectric power production where high water head is available, is an ingenious device born in the historic gold mining industry of California in the 19th Century.

Mining Expedition at Eagle Rock—Part I


Dredging near Eagle Rock on the North Fork of the Salmon River, California.We spent the winter and spring months obtaining all of the prospecting and camping gear that would be needed to sustain the five of us for 14 days on the river.

What Are Those Rocks In My Pan?


The placer mineral identification key is designed to answer this question. It attempts to recognize all the minerals in your gold pan concentrates.

Company Notes


• Coeur Alaska
• Canico Resources
• Entree Gold
• Newmont Mining
• Bema Gold
• Copper Ridge Explorations

2005 California State Gold Panning Championships


Each year this annual event is staged to determine just who is the best of the best, and each year this event becomes larger. This time one hundred ninety contestants decided to prove just how good they were.

Tales of California Gold Discoveries 2nd in a Series—The Jenny Lind Mine


It is said that the richest deposits of gold at Foresthill were discovered by one of those accidents that is impossible for man to foresee, but which all are willing to take advantage of.

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