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Peshastin Creek, Washington
November 2009 by David Knowlen
Successful miners report that the Peshastin’s gold is unusually course and most of the recovered nuggets are small pickers. Flood gold is prevalent here and easy to find and recover on the Peshastin.
Asarco Accepts Phelps Dodge Buyout
Asarco Inc. accepted a sweetened buyout offer from Phelps Dodge Corp., setting up a three-way, $2.9 billion deal that will make Phelps Dodge the world's largest copper producer.
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Gold and silver in Pennsylvania
The Pearce Mineralized Area, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona—Part II
There are many prospects within the known mineralized area and along the margins of the mineralized area that should be examined for gold and silver.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Boy, do we ever live interesting times! What other conclusion can we come to when the only real excitement on the whole scene is a kids' book and a TV series about a bunch of people acting in a manner to make the word "weird" seem respectable!
Feds Eye Restrictions on AZ Archaeological Sites
The Interior Department is proposing a moratorium on new mining and grazing in a 176-square-mile area of central Arizona dotted with American Indian ruins, a possible first step toward a new national monument.
Buell Park Pipe, Arizona
One of the world’s largest kimberlite pipes is located on the Navajo Indian Reservation in northern Arizona. The pipe is larger than any diamond-bearing pipe in South Africa. It is 16 miles north of Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Lawsuits galore
• Suction dredging saga continues
• HR 1937 to streamline permitting, remove obstacles to miners
• Sage-grouse debate continues
• More National Monuments
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The Bawl Mill
• Molycorp Minerals Reopens Mountain Pass Mine
• Utah's Crescent Creek Placers
• The Business of Mining—Home Office Tax Deduction
• Michigan Proposal Would Restrict Mining Operations
• No Gravel, No Gold
• Nevada Regulators Reach Agreement With Queenstake Resources
• Stillwater Recovers Without GM’s Business
• Gold Has Shown Its Mettle, But How High Can It Go?
• Utility Agrees to Remove Four Klamath River Dams
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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