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October 2002 by Staff
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Detecting and Recovering Those Tiny Pieces
These are just a few tips and opinions of mine and this article is primarily intended for persons just starting to detect for gold and using a VLF detector.
Ask The Experts - What is this sample worth?
Mining Expedition at Eagle Rock—Part II
We spent more time that first day moving rocks than we did sending material over the sluices. Even so, our cleanup was quite respectable for having only moved down to a depth of a couple feet.
Coeur d'Alene Mines Sees Future in Bolivia
Coeur d’Alene Mines newest silver project has found a home in a historic Bolivian mining district.
The company will build a $135 million open-pit mine at the base of Cerro Rico, the “rich hill” that was the site of a 1545 silver strike.
The Business of Mining—Home Office Tax Deduction
It is not just a few small-scale prospectors who use a home office. An increasing number of miners, prospectors, and mining-related business owners are operating at least a portion of their business from a home office.
The Colorado Mineral Belt
The 250 mile long Colorado Mineral Belt cuts diagonally across central and southwestern Colorado, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Forest Service proposes further changes to mining regs
• Preble’s mouse resurrected
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The Bawl Mill
• Placer Gold in Idaho
• Working the Belmont Mine Butte, Montana—1953
• Simple Sluice Design
• Cobalt and Nickel in Missouri
• Sunshine Mine Video Brings Back Painful Memories
• Hardrock Detecting
• Gold Garbage: Scams New & Old
• Company Notes
• Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Professional Nuggetshooter
• Gondwana Gold and Diamonds
• Looking Back
• Ghost Towns of Washington County, Utah
• The Fire Within
• 2002 California State Gold Panning Championships—Foresthill, California
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
