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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.
Gold Prospecting: For Better or Worse--It Was A Dark and Overcast Night
With one outstretched hand grasping the bottle and the other waving at air, I moved forward feeling for the tent. No tent. No tree.
Pacific Northwest Miners Request Help
On May 29, 2001, the Siskiyou Natl. Forest (SNF) announced that they will be preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the effects of suction dredging, with the hope of eventually approving Plans of Operation, as required by the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Once again, economic trauma was the dominant theme of most news releases last month. It seemed we were learning about an endless array of companies in dire trouble, including many who had either filed or were on the verge of bankruptcy...
Agreement Allows Pogo Mine to Resume Construction
An agreement between developer Teck-Pogo and an environmental group will allow construction work to resume on the Pogo gold mine.
In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—Up and Running
The day has finally arrived. After five long years, much tribulation and many trial runs, today is to be a full day of production.
Prospecting With a Magnetometer
Swedes were the first to note variations in the Earth's magnetic field, circa 1640, and they were the first to use the dip needle. They made the first magnetometer in 1870.
Company Notes
• Capital Hill Gold
• Calais Resources
• Copper Ridge Explorations
• Randgold Resources
• Linux Gold Corp.
• Diamond Discoveries International
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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
