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October 2001 by Staff
• Regarding 3809 and property rights• Regarding the editorial, "A True Endangered Species" (09/01 ICMJ)
• We should all use the correct terms
California: The Land of Big Nuggets—Part II
There are a number of Tertiary river channels in the area, most of which trend south-southwest. They tend to be steep, narrow, and rich with coarse gold.
Trash! A Hindrance Or Hot Spot For Hidden Gold?
I love it when I am in the middle of a high trash area and all the ferrous bars go away, the screen number goes to a three or an eight, and the meter is forty to a hundred. I don’t know for sure that I have found gold, but it narrows the odds down.
2004 California State Gold Panning Championships
One hundred eighty-one gold panners flocked into the old mining town of Foresthill on Memorial Day weekend, all with the objective of proving just how good they were. This was the Wild West all over again, and the shootout at OK Corral was nothing compared to the smoke and fire these contestants put up to determine who was the best of the best—and the best were there to compete, too.
The Rand of South Africa
The republic of South Africa (pop. 45 million) lies at the southern end of the African continent, and has been responsible for much of the world’s gold and diamond production. The first Europeans to settle in the region were Dutch, but the British...
Melman on Gold & Silver
On a personal level, I have been part of the business, brokerage and financial columnist worlds for 45 years, since the mid-1960s, and in all those years, I have never seen a collection of negative news items similar to what has been published during the past month. In short, taken together they may very well be describing the end of the economic world systems as we know them.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Positive bill passes House
• Anti-mining bill dies in Washington State
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The Bawl Mill
• Placer & Lode Gold Deposits
• Spanish Silver in Arizona
• Hog Mountain Mining, Past and Future
• Picks & Pans: Dredging Costa Rica
• Gold in Texas
• The Goldhill Mining District
• New Arsenic Study Supports Tougher Standards
• Miners Resume Search for Platinum Near Platinum
• Discoloring Assay Beads
• Tons of Gold Buried Under World Trade Center
• Gold Rush Ship Uncovered in San Francisco
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• The Financial Repercussions of the WTC Tragedy
• Permit Appears Likely for Rock Creek Mine
