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Picks & Pans: The Discovery Gulch Diggings
June 2000 by Ron Wendt
Cold, clear water flowed around my neck as I sat in a water hole on Discovery Gulch in Interior Alaska. I squinted up at the hot interior sun, as it seemed to be trying to mock me, frying me in it's 88 degree rays.
PLP Update
We now have supporters who are well known and connected in Washington, DC, and who state they will assist us in bypassing lower level staffers and getting us face-to-face meetings with Senators.
Ask The Experts—How do you amend a placer claim?
Q: How do you amend a placer claim?
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Glaciers and Placer Gold Deposits
It also happens sometimes that glaciers will bury valuable placer deposits. This occurs when the glacier goes over the top of an existing placer deposit.
Bedrock
I am going to break bedrock down a bit and explain my view of the varying scenarios I come across in the field.
Discovery of the Mountain Pass REO Deposit
How does one go about discovering a rare earth oxide (REO) deposit when he is not familiar with the rare and unusual rocks and minerals that are found in such deposits? That was the case at Mountain Pass, California, yet the deposit was eventually discovered and mined.
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