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Over the Divide—Robert Michael “Mike” Corbley
April 2014 by Staff
Mike was...featured on our November 2013 cover after he achieved his dream of recovering several huge nuggets...Legislative and Regulatory Update
• BLM claim fees rise
• Critical minerals bill
• Sage-grouse habitat
China Will Put Rio Tinto Employees on Trial
The Australian government confirmed it was notified that a Shanghai court will try the four Rio employees including an Australian national.
Northern Dynasty Chooses Partner for Pebble
The Canadian company that owns the Pebble Mine prospect has partnered with Anglo American to develop the Pebble project in Southwest Alaska.
Picks & Pans: Lost Below

Critical Minerals: Gold
A few quick calculations show that approximately 11 tons of gold are lost each year just in the manufacture of new cell phones.
Detecting Old Pocket Diggings

PLP Update
Now they have come up with a second guide (to be released on May 1) that they believe will allow dredgers in California to resume working.
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• Mining for Gold and Sapphires in Montana
• Contrary to Rumors, Couple Will Keep the Saddle Ridge Hoard
• Finding Gold with a VLF Detector—Part I
• Creating Your Own Luck
• Continuing Hard Rock Exploration
• Recovering Fine Gold with Oleophilic Adhesion
• Detecting for Gold in Nevada
• Using Structural Clues to Locate Buried Placer Channels
• Gold Deposits of the Ivory Coast
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices