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Picks & Pans: Exploring Wyoming's High Desert

In an untamed and lonely part of Wyoming’s high desert sits a deposit of gold so large, and so vast, that even today its volume remains a mystery. With an aerial extent of over 10 square miles and a depth of nearly 7,000 feet...

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Gold Dredging on Oregon's South Umpqua


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• IAMGOLD Corp.
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• Campbell Resources Inc.
• Newmont Mining Corp.

Roosevelt: From Boom Town to Mountain Lake


Roosevelt was a product of the Thunder Mountain boom, Idaho's last major gold rush.

How to Utilize Assays and Evaluate Results


Assay furnace - photo courtesy Inspectorate AmericaAsk the lab manager how your ores will be tested, and ask to see the equipment that will be used. If you are told it’s a secret that can’t be explained, you need another assayer.

Prospecting for Hardrock Platinum, Nickel & Copper Deposits


Recent sharp price increases for copper, nickel and platinum group metals (PGMs) have greatly stimulated exploration for these metals, and individual prospectors have made important discoveries of new deposits.

The Swift Shore Mine 1862—Present


Michigan Bluff is an old mining town dating back to the 1850s. It is located in Placer County, about 25 miles northeast of Auburn, just past the town of Foresthill. It sits on the very edge of a mountain, with the Middle Fork of the American River flowing about 1200 feet lower at the bottom of the canyon.

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