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April 2004 by Staff

Fabled 1933 Gold Coin Up For Sale

March 2002
A 1933 Double Eagle gold coin that never went into circulation—but triggered decades of intrigue—is being sold by the federal government at auction this summer. Experts predict it could sell for millions.

Gold Prospecting on the East Fork River, Alaska (Part III—Conclusion)

March 2003
In this trip, Riley came along with Jay, and Harold came down later. We brought a six-inch dredge down to the creek. We had hoped to use it, but we didn’t.

The Spanish Silver of Mowry

August 2001
The Arizona mine and town that eventually became known as Mowry actually started with the discovery of a rich ledge of silver by either Spanish Jesuit priests or Spanish soldiers around 1736.

Prospecting Old Tertiary Channels

September 2010
The potential exists for small-scale placer mining in these pits using a trommel and sluice box or other similar types of equipment.

The Robinson Mine—Big Things Happen Here

January 2013
When I’m traveling through the West, I sometimes take detours that lead me to places that I never knew exist

The Bawl Mill

September 2010
• Pouring money down an artsy drain...
• Big government gets even bigger
• California leads the way...to financial ruin

The Bawl Mill

October 2008
• More like “upsetting” than offsetting...
• So, when is our first shareholder meeting?
• Government kicks a gift horse in the mouth...
• Will the real Barack Obama please step forward...

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