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Picks & Pans: Dredging on the Arkansas
February 2001 by Leonard Leeper
I had been looking forward to this trip since last year when the annual trip had rewarded me with a ¾-pennyweight nugget.
Ask the Experts
Q: How do we get Congress to make up for some of their blunders and do something productive for a change, such as releasing those withdrawn WSAs?
Kalgoorlie, Australia—Born of Gold
In June 1893, a wiry Irish prospector by the name of Paddy Hannon was prospecting the harsh, dry country east of Coolgardie in Western Australia. It was country that could suck the moisture from a man’s body in days...
Gemstones
by Ronald F. BalazikExcerpted from USGS Mineral Industry Survey's 1998 Annual Review
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Pacific Legal Foundation files suit to de-list Klamath salmon
• Draft EIS on Suction Dredging in the Siskiyou National Forest
• More Siskiyou National Forest news
• District Court rules in favor of Nicolet Minerals
• State Supreme Court backs mining company
Hard Rock 101: Mechanical Techniques
Since we know that the secret to breaking rock is applying force from the inside out (putting tension on the rock), we will be looking at ways we can generate force using human and machine power.
The Bawl Mill
• The dog ate my homework
• Boating in Afghanistan?
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