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Noted Geologist Murdered in Kenya
September 2009 by Associated Press
Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeast Kenya.Additional articles that might interest you...
There's Gold in Those Tailings
April 1999
If you're really serious about finding gold, you must commit yourself to the search. The odds are against success if you depend upon luck.

Aviators Carry Gold Coins
June 1999
According to the article, a U.S. military spokesman said that gold coins have, at various times, been part of official U.S. military survival packs since the Vietnam War.
According to the article, a U.S. military spokesman said that gold coins have, at various times, been part of official U.S. military survival packs since the Vietnam War.
The Bawl Mill
April 2018
- “Pensions before Honesty. Great slogan.”
- An untimely death…
Detecting at Old Hydraulic Mines
July 2006
I finally got out recently for my first full, long weekend prospecting trip of the year. Normally I would have been out much sooner, but we had a real late spring in the Sierra Nevada this year with lots of late rain and snow continuing through all...

Ask the Experts: Tantalite in an African nation -- is it worth pursuing?
March 2012
Q: Tantalite in an African nation -- is it worth pursuing?
Q: Tantalite in an African nation -- is it worth pursuing?
The Beer That Saved Goldfield
March 1999
The Nevada Historical Society's
"This Was Nevada Series"
The Nevada Historical Society's
"This Was Nevada Series"
Millsite Opinion Overturned!
November 2003
Interior Secretary Gale Norton approved the reversal of controversial millsite restrictions that were put in place by the Clinton administration.
Interior Secretary Gale Norton approved the reversal of controversial millsite restrictions that were put in place by the Clinton administration.
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