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Prospecting for Meteorites with a Metal Detector
February 2002 by Jim Straight
The following article has been written with a two-fold purpose; first, to help familiarize anyone interested in “meteorite shooting,” and second, to stress the importance of scientific research.Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
IBLA Limits Patent to Mineral Rights in Wild & Scenic River Corridors
The following was excerpted from a published decision of Interior Department Office of Hearings and Appeals
Diamond Dealer Prevails in Congo
The one he’s rolling around in his fingers is nice—5.23 carats, nearly the size of a marble, pure and white. But the diamond that Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji is talking about is the big one—the one that got taken away.
Freegold Ventures' Golden Summit Project
Massive area-wide forest fires left the air near Fairbanks, Alaska looking like a London fog and smelling like the residue of a fireplace late this August as I left the airport on a recent visit to Freegold Ventures Ltd.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Change is coming at Interior
• Interior Department seeking public comment regarding minerals
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The Bawl Mill
• Federal and State Biologists Accused of Planting Evidence
• Placer Gold in New Mexico
• Mining Deaths Drop to New Low in 2001
• Aussie Gold—A Look at Victoria
• The Rand of South Africa
• Picks & Pans: Arizona Desert Drywashing Adventure
• 2001 World Gold Panning Championships
• Throw-Away Gold: Back to Basics
• Placer Gold Near Fairbanks, Alaska
• The "Drumstick"
• Company Notes
• Editorial
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices