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Picks & Pans: Dredging and Detecting in Sierra City
October 2003 by Chris Ralph
Every year for the past several years I have taken a prospecting trip to Sierra City, California, to dredge on a friend’s claim. Sierra City is a historic gold rush town of a little more than 200 persons. Known mostly for its rich lode mines, it also had...
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Prospecting for Diamonds
In 1977, I was a young, inexperienced geologist hired to evaluate Wyoming’s diamond resources in the Colorado-Wyoming State Line district, and investigate and map all other mineral commodities in the state with the exception of oil, gas...
Electra Gold Sees Potential in Other Minerals & Metals
One of the particular features of these alumina silica ore bodies is that they are generally visible from the surface, unlike like gold and silver that are generally hidden and can require an immense amount of exploration and development.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• AB 1032 update
• Heritage Areas
• On to the next one…
• Are you angry enough to get involved?
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Our Federal Landlord
• One down, two to go
• Challenging timing windows in Washington State
• More roadblocks to mining
Gold Placers in Italy
Gold is a fairly widespread mineral in the Italian Alps and in the Northern Apennines. It is found both in primary mineralization and in past and recent floods.
Company Notes
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Vista Gold Corp.
• Pacific Rim Mining Corp.
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