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Picks & Pans: Prospecting for Lode Gold
October 1999 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
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Scams, Scammers and Schemes
Gold mining has received many black eyes from many scams, scammers and schemes throughout the years. Unscrupulous scammers have swindled naive people for millions of dollars in the past and will, no doubt, continue into the future.
Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
Picks & Pans: DEF Prospectors Rally Was a Huge Success
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The Bawl Mill
• The environmental Robin Hood
• But it looked good on paper...
• Low-quality reputation hits home
Basic Sniping: Prospecting With a Pan & Simple Hand Tools
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Ask The Experts
• Is there a standard contract for placer mining to use with a private property owner?
Good Assays and Bad
The high prices for gold and silver are exciting and certainly have revolutionized the prospecting and mining scene. New interest in gold and silver mining is springing up from every corner, from individual prospectors armed with gold pans to exploration and mining companies working to set up multimillion dollar commercial operations producing hundreds of thousands of ounces per year. The idea of getting riches from rocks is one that motivates a lot of folks all over the globe. It’s an exciting time, but this excitement brings out another side...
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