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Picks & Pans: Virginia Prospecting
April 2003 by Mary E. Imwold
On a recent day in late November, the Virginia deer hunting season was in full swing. For most of the morning, while I was busy shoveling stream gravel into a sluice, the surrounding woods echoed with the sound of gunfire and...
Volume is the Key to Success
While recovery rates are important, they must necessarily be secondary to the volume of material processed. Running more material at lower recovery rates is generally preferable to increasing the efficiency of the system.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Pombo to introduce ESA reform bill
• Utah addresses roadless areas
• Appeal by active duty soldier
Experts Forecast Rising Prices for Gold, Silver
During the two investment conventions in Vancouver this January, the mood was incredibly upbeat. Gold was rising strongly and prospects appeared bright. The same was true at the giant PDAC gathering in Toronto in March. By late April the shine had come off the short-term prices of metals...
Rio Employees Face Trade Secrets, Bribery Charges
China has formally arrested four employees of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. on charges of infringing trade secrets and bribery...
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Picks & Pans: Dredging on the Arkansas
I had been looking forward to this trip since last year when the annual trip had rewarded me with a ¾-pennyweight nugget.
What Do You Need For A Successful Micro-Scale Mine?
For simplicity, I will assume that you wish to make enough profit so that you can comfortably pay your bills using just the profits from the mine.
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The Bawl Mill
• Impact of Habitat Designations Grossly Underestimated
• Manslaughter Charges Dropped Against Sixteen to One Mine
• A Unique Prospecting Method
• Over the Divide
• Cripple Creek, Colorado
• PLP Gets the Key!
• Mariposa, California
• The Ocampo District, Chihuahua
• The Collaboration
• Mud Creek Placer Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
