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Picks & Pans: In Search of a Vein: Looking for Hardrock in the Talkeetna Mountains
March 2005 by Ron Wendt
Down, down, down I plummeted into the narrow granite chute. In a matter of a few seconds, I envisioned myself lying crumpled in a field of mammoth, sharp, jagged granite rocks. In those few seconds, my thoughts also imagined my life ebbing...
National Mining Hall of Fame to Induct Five
Paul A. Bailly, Richard T. Moolick, William Braden, Alonzo Pawling and Henry Harnischfeger will be inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame for their contributions to mining.
Coprolite—A Prospector's Tale
Gold nuggets come in all forms, but I never expected that dinosaur nuggets would too, and at a decent price.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Oregon Miners File Suit Against Fisheries Service
Eastern Oregon Mining Association members have filed a federal lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) demanding that the agency provide biological opinions on any threat to wildlife or the environment so miners can begin working their claims.
Bawl Mill
• Lukewarm consensus among scientists regarding global warming
• Yet another example of why big government is NOT the answer...
• Everyone deserves a second chance...
Flat-Fault Gold
Gold and other valuable metals are often deposited in breccia and rubble formed by flat or gently-dipping faults. Such faults are commonly found in areas of crustal stretching caused by the movement of tectonic plates. Flat-faults are especially common in southeast California, southern Arizona, and northern Sonora, Mexico. However, they can be present anywhere that crustal stretching has occurred.
From Iowa to Alaska—How I Became A Gold Miner
May 18, 2019, after 26 years, I had finally saved enough money. I bought my one-way ticket to Fairbanks, Alaska, and I started off by finding a new job…
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The Bawl Mill
• $100 Million Lost on Faulty ESA Listing
• Geologists Locate Giant Gemstones
• Miner Wins Important Victory Against Forest Service
• Philippines Asks Foreigners to Invest in Mining
• The Art of Finding Coarse Gold Part IV—Recovery of Coarse Gold From Alluvial Placers
• Healthy Interest at Recent Vancouver Conferences
• Idaho Silver Miners Come to Aid of Tsunami Victims
• Researchers Trace History of Hope Diamond
• The "Rip-Roaring" Flood That Washed Out Mazuma, Nevada
• Looking Back
• Resolution Copper Mine, Arizona
• Company Notes
• China Ups Investment in Foreign Minerals
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
