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Prospecting on the Yukon River
July 2002 by Ron Wendt
In my years of searching for gold, there was never a greater thrill than prospecting along the Yukon.
Melman on Gold & Silver
…money creation by central banks… could even accelerate further as governments desperately seek to stimulate some sort of powerful economic growth. Historically, rapid money creation rates have been positive for gold and silver.
How to Refine Silver—Pt I
Silver refining has been used from ancient times to change the characteristics of the metal. Early metallurgists refined silver by heating it a couple hundred degrees above its melting point and holding the metal at an elevated temperature for a period of time.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Critical minerals a priority
• Montana miners win again
• MSHA backs down
• Environmental groups as foreign agents
Ask The Experts — How have fellow dredgers modified their dredges in order to retain fine gold?
Q: In the article by David Knowlen, “There’s Still Gold in the Umpqua River,” January 2008, the author stated that “most conventional dredges with normal angles of sluice setup do not retain this gold.”...
The Bawl Mill
• A jury of your peers...
• Jesus a vegetarian?...
• He was no Santa Claus...
• A thief with a conscience...
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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Hydraulic remnants or just lose material?
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Siskiyou National Forest Update
• Company Looks at Restarting Sunshine Mine
• Piedmont Gold
• Gold & The Dollar
• Picks & Pans: Exploring Wyoming's High Desert
• Sons of Gwalia & Herbert Hoover
• Looking Back
• Placer Gold in Arizona
• The Fire Assay of Fly Eyes
• Bill Could Create New Silver Market
• 2002 Inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mystery of Olmec Jade Solved
