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Proposal Submitted for Lab at Homestake
Rapid City, S.D. (AP)—Scientists and a team of South Dakotans have submitted a $281 million, five-year plan to turn Homestake Mine in Lead into the world’s largest underground laboratory.
Placer Diamonds in Venezuela
A large number of gem and industrial grade placer diamonds have been found in or near a number of creeks and rivers in Venezuela. The area involved is in the southeastern parts...and is inhabited by fierce Yanomamo Indians.
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Comments Needed On Pebble Project Draft EIS
If you do not have the time to read the entire document, I would suggest starting with the Executive Summary that begins on page 80.
Company Notes
• Pacific Gold
• Barrick Gold
• Wheaton River Minerals
• Goldcorp
• Kinross Gold
• Canadian Arrow Mines
Copper Mine Opening in Utah
A second copper mine is opening in Utah with prices for the metal at their highest in a decade.
The Fern Mine
Sharp, jagged mountains shot up around me as I slowly bumped my way, in my old Chevy pickup, up the boulder strewn mining road to the Fern Mine. The Fern Mine is situated on the west side of Archangel Creek, where several other hard rock mines once operated.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts - Is this a significant cobalt find?
• Ask The Experts - Is this ICOG deposit commercially feasible to mine?
• Ask The Experts - How to sell gold specimens
• Putting Together A Small Free Gold Mill
• Feds Sue California over Sales of Public Lands
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• What To Do When Gold Recovery and Assay Values Differ
• Metal Detecting Old Hard Rock Mine Dumps
• Because I Said So
• Hecla Fights Bad Actor Label in Montana
• The Miner’s Switchback
• Prepping For A New Season of Gold Hunting
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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