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Placer Diamonds in Venezuela
March 2001 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
A large number of gem and industrial grade placer diamonds have been found in or near a number of creeks and rivers in Venezuela. The area involved is in the southeastern parts...and is inhabited by fierce Yanomamo Indians.
The Hill of Gold
I was amazed and surprised, and I took a moment to admire how beautiful this coarse chunk of gold was. It later weighed exactly one-half ounce.
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• There's a fungus among us
• Taxpayers crash land in Arizona
• "What did you get arrested for?"
Melman on Gold & Silver
One last subject is the performance of gold and silver themselves—which has been positive for more than two months—and to explain the reasoning behind these rallies.
The Art of Finding Coarse Gold Part I—The Geology of Coarse Gold Formation
Recovering large, coarse gold nuggets is a very exciting experience, and the quest for large gold is often the “holy grail” of the independent prospector, no matter which type of equipment is used. Hefty, good-sized gold nuggets are...
Gold and Silver Deposit May Be World's Largest
A crater in an undersea volcano off Japan may contain the world's largest gold nugget ever found...
Interview With A Coho Salmon
We’ve obtained the rights to publish this exclusive interview conducted on the Klamath River between David, an environmental activist, and a Coho salmon.
The Stonewall Jackson Mine, San Diego County, California
For obvious reasons southern California is not known historically for its gold mines. Gold production was concentrated heavily in the Sierra Nevada foothills in the northern part of the state. However, the high mountainous region of eastern San Diego County was the site of a number of productive hardrock gold mines, notably in the late 19th century.
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