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The "Madonna Nugget"—A Weekend Hunt to Remember

July 2017

I worked my way to a flat area along a ridge where I could see a quartz blowout. As I got within 100 feet of it, I started seeing rock that I knew to be associated with gold.

Letter to the Editor—From Mike Miller, President, Original Sixteen to One Mine

March 2000
"Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc., has emerged from a deep dark abyss created by an agency's bias interpretation of the law. We have made it known that those who make, pass and/or reject the law have generated travesties against our hard working underground gold miners."

MMAC & PLP Update

October 2016
There are some miners who are under the impression that an organized Mining District will immediately get the regulatory agencies off their backs so they can start digging or dredging again.

Gold Prospecting in Maine - Part II

May 2010
After cleaning the bedrock I figured it was time for a little peak at the upper mat. We lifted the black rubber flap up and there was gold everywhere.

The Business of Mining—Tradeshow Deductions

January 2010
Although the costs of meals and lodging while away from home for business travel or attending meetings, conventions and tradeshows is deductible...

Reserves and Resources Explained

February 2014
Reservers and resources are very important to prospectors and miners, but they may be vague terms to some.

Ask the Experts

June 2014
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