Picks & Pans: Dredging on the Arkansas

February 2001 by Leonard Leeper

Ask the Experts

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Q: Will my detector react to fine gold?

The Bawl Mill

June 2001
• Energy conservation? Or investing in power?
• Collecting Dividends from the "Brown" fund
• Come rain, sleet, or snow...

Michigan DEQ Approves Upper Peninsula Mine

January 2008
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality approved permits allowing Kennecott Minerals, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, to operate a nickel and copper mine in the Upper Peninsula.

The Fort Knox Mine—1,200 Ounces a Day

January 2002
In years past, it was a long, mosquito infested walk through these hills, not only as a youth but also as an enthusiastic gold prospector and explorer in search of old gold mines and lost paystreaks. Hours were spent going through...

Jerritt Canyon Mine Lays Off 400

September 2008
The Jerritt Canyon Mine, located in northern Elko County, was abruptly shut down on August 8, and four hundred miners were left wondering what happened.

The Bawl Mill

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• There's a fungus among us
• Taxpayers crash land in Arizona
• "What did you get arrested for?"

Forest Occupancy Decision Stands—US Forest Service Withdraws Appeal

January 2004
In the July 2003 issue we reported on the case of Public Lands for the People (PLP) members Ron Lex and Ken Waggener (“PLP Members Win Occupancy Case—Appeals Continue”). The two miners were cited for occupying their...

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