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Quartzsite, Arizona
August 2000 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The town of Quartzsite, with a permanent population of about 2,000, was founded as a stage stop in 1866. It is situated on the broad La Posa Plain, a north-trending desert valley, at an elevation of 875 feet.Miners Go To Work In Washington
Nearly two decades after it was first proposed, a mine on Buckhorn Mountain in remote north-central Washington will begin producing gold-bearing ore.
Where to Find Gold in Indiana—Part II
Part I of the article addressed modern placer gold deposits. This second installment will address “ancient” flood deposits.
Picks & Pans: More Big River Dredging in Northern California
As the mining club in Happy Camp had lowered their initial joining price to something even a dirt-poor, full-time gold dredger like me could afford, I joined—and then impatiently awaited the coming of dredging season.
Dry Placers in the Kamma Mountains, Nevada
There are dry placer gold deposits in every county in Nevada, some of which are yet to be discovered.
Melman on Gold & Silver
As noted above, the “Ring of Fire” is an area of great potential mineral wealth located in the far northern Ontario Province of Canada. Many companies have sent in exploration and development teams…
The Bawl Mill
• On a personal note...
• The numbers don't lie...much
• The blame game
Melman on Gold & Silver
There is little question that the crisis in Europe completely dominated world financial headlines last month. We saw nations such as Finland, Austria, France, Belgium and Hungary, which had previously appeared untouched by developments, suddenly become vulnerable to higher domestic interest rates.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• August Hearing Set for Crandon Mine
• Montana Approves Stillwater Expansion Bonds
• Guest Editorial—Globalizing Mining in America, Part I
• Groups Plan to Sue Over Lynx Protection
• Picks & Pans: Treasure Hawk Mine—Cutthroat Mining Corporation
• Company Notes
• Nuggetshooting Eluvial Placers in the Western United States
• 125 Years of Mining History in the Panamints
• Cuba Revisited
• 2000 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
• United States National Gold Panning Championships
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
