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Reading A River: Finding The Paystreaks—Part II
January 2009 by Chris Ralph
Just like the tilt of a sluice box, the grade of a stream greatly affects how gold accumulates in it. From very steep to nearly flat, all grade variations can be found in watercourses that contain gold-bearing gravels.
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Mud Men: Pocket Miners of Southwest Oregon Part III
April 2011
The amount of gold in the traces from the low-grade scattered veinlets may be much more than the traces from the small but rich pocket, at least until the pocket hunter closes in on the rich pocket. Further confusion arises if the prospector stumbles across a placer deposit on one of the higher peaks.
The amount of gold in the traces from the low-grade scattered veinlets may be much more than the traces from the small but rich pocket, at least until the pocket hunter closes in on the rich pocket. Further confusion arises if the prospector stumbles across a placer deposit on one of the higher peaks.
Mining Community Loses A Great Leader: Gerald "Jerry" Hobbs
February 2015
He certainly wasn’t afraid of a fight or a court battle, and he didn’t back away from calling out those who tried to compromise the rights of miners.
He certainly wasn’t afraid of a fight or a court battle, and he didn’t back away from calling out those who tried to compromise the rights of miners.
Exploration Drilling
June 1999
Selected excerpt from USDA Forest Service Technical Report:
Anatomy of a Mine from Prospect to Production
Selected excerpt from USDA Forest Service Technical Report:
Anatomy of a Mine from Prospect to Production
More Tennessee Gold
July 2009
I was well on my way in learning about gold prospecting after my successful adventure panning for gold at Coker Creek. It didn’t take me a whole lot of days of panning to decide I needed something better so I could...
I was well on my way in learning about gold prospecting after my successful adventure panning for gold at Coker Creek. It didn’t take me a whole lot of days of panning to decide I needed something better so I could...
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US Files Charges Against Gold Refiner
February 2004
Authorities filed criminal charges against one of the largest gold refiners in the United States, accusing the company of participating in an illegal, $4.5 million money-laundering operation involving tainted gold from South America for at least four months.
Authorities filed criminal charges against one of the largest gold refiners in the United States, accusing the company of participating in an illegal, $4.5 million money-laundering operation involving tainted gold from South America for at least four months.
Looking Back
January 2000
Excerpts from CMJ, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from CMJ, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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