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Picks & Pans: Leon Always Finds the Most Gold
March 2001 by John Anderson
Since 1986, I have spent the summer months camped out on a river, looking for gold. The summer of 2000 was no exception.
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Mining Boom Is Back In Northern Nevada
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At the Gold Quarry open-pit mine, a massive electric shovel scoops 40 tons of earth in a single bite and dumps it into a 325,000-pound truck the size of a two-story house.
At the Gold Quarry open-pit mine, a massive electric shovel scoops 40 tons of earth in a single bite and dumps it into a 325,000-pound truck the size of a two-story house.
Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2012
Every so often, deadlines are a real pain in the neck! That is truly the case this month as we must complete these musings prior to the Vice Presidential debates as well as the last two Obama-Romney encounters.
Every so often, deadlines are a real pain in the neck! That is truly the case this month as we must complete these musings prior to the Vice Presidential debates as well as the last two Obama-Romney encounters.
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Questions regarding patented and unpatented mining claims and the legal rights surrounding them.
Questions regarding patented and unpatented mining claims and the legal rights surrounding them.
BLM Filing Requirements for Small Miners' Waiver
November 1999
If you file for a waiver of any kind, except under the provisions of the Soldier's and Sailor's Relief Act, you must file either a notice of intent to hold or an affidavit of labor by the December 30th immediately following the September 1st waiver filing.
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Picks & Pans: Crevicing & Sniping for Placer Gold
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Even though there has recently been a decline in the prices for most of the precious metals, an increasing number of amateur prospectors are still finding that prospecting for precious metals is an exciting, enjoyable, and sometimes profitable occupation.
Even though there has recently been a decline in the prices for most of the precious metals, an increasing number of amateur prospectors are still finding that prospecting for precious metals is an exciting, enjoyable, and sometimes profitable occupation.
Venezuela’s Chavez Halts Mining Projects
November 2005
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his government has decided to review and possibly cancel all mining concessions, and stop issuing new ones to foreign companies.
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Shortage of Mining Engineers Projected
February 2005
As decade-high gold and silver prices spark a renewed interest in mining in the West, there are few mining education programs and fewer students earning mining engineering degrees due to two decades of decline in the US mining industry.
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