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Our Nugget Shooting Adventure
September 2001 by Mas Kadonaga
Gold—a very elusive, heavy, yellow, metallic element—is coveted by man and not easily given up by Mother Nature. This is a story of a group of friends—old, new, and some I hadn’t met before this trip. We embarked on a journey in search of that yellow metal.Additional articles that might interest you...
Surging Gold Prices Add Luster to Nevada's No. 2 Industry
December 2004
Higher gold prices helped boost Nevada’s mining industry in 2003 despite a decline in production for the third straight year.
Higher gold prices helped boost Nevada’s mining industry in 2003 despite a decline in production for the third straight year.
Diamond Search Underway in Alaska and Minnesota
May 2005
Two Canadian companies are financing a $1 million drilling operation in the Susitna Valley after a Palmer miner discovered purple and orange garnets in gravel he dredged near Shulin Lake.
Two Canadian companies are financing a $1 million drilling operation in the Susitna Valley after a Palmer miner discovered purple and orange garnets in gravel he dredged near Shulin Lake.
The Saga of Sand Mountain
April 1999
The Nevada Historical Society's
"This Was Nevada" Series
The Nevada Historical Society's
"This Was Nevada" Series
Designing and Evaluating Placer Gold Recovery Plants
September 2014
For this article, I am focusing on industrial production plants that can handle 10 cubic yards per hour or more and would be fed by a loader or other heavy equipment...
For this article, I am focusing on industrial production plants that can handle 10 cubic yards per hour or more and would be fed by a loader or other heavy equipment...
Ask The Experts - Could I stake out a 20-acre claim with a waterway running through it just as I would a lode claim?
September 2011
Q: Could I stake out a 20-acre claim with a waterway running through it just as I would a lode claim?
Q: Could I stake out a 20-acre claim with a waterway running through it just as I would a lode claim?
125 Years of Mining History in the Panamints
August 2000
Two years after California's major gold discovery, another find was made in Ballarat, Australia. The news of the discovery went world-wide, and many of the California prospectors had heard plenty about Australian gold—especially the 2,284-ounce nugget found there.
Two years after California's major gold discovery, another find was made in Ballarat, Australia. The news of the discovery went world-wide, and many of the California prospectors had heard plenty about Australian gold—especially the 2,284-ounce nugget found there.
The Guaniamo Diamond Area, Venezuela—Part II
August 2010
The apparent high grade of the ore deposits and the quality of the diamonds seem to clearly indicate that a profitable mining venture could be established on the kimberlite sills...
The apparent high grade of the ore deposits and the quality of the diamonds seem to clearly indicate that a profitable mining venture could be established on the kimberlite sills...
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