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Serpentine in California
May 2000 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Serpentine, as used in this article, is both a rock and a mineral. The rock should be termed "serpentinite," but the word "serpentine" is in common usage for both the rock and mineral.Additional articles that might interest you...
The Bawl Mill
October 2013
• Here we go round Obamacare...
• Care packages for al-Qaeda?
• Here we go round Obamacare...
• Care packages for al-Qaeda?
BLM Launches Mining Claim Records Viewer
December 2004
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has added some useful tools to their website. The Land and Mineral Use Records system has been meshed with a map viewer that allows users to obtain mining claim information in a useful format.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has added some useful tools to their website. The Land and Mineral Use Records system has been meshed with a map viewer that allows users to obtain mining claim information in a useful format.
Mining Districts in Montana Get Organized
January 2017
Those miners present immediately recognized the benefits of becoming members of MMAC and joined up on the spot. I spent some time answering a few questions, and then the miners took over.
Those miners present immediately recognized the benefits of becoming members of MMAC and joined up on the spot. I spent some time answering a few questions, and then the miners took over.
Family Wins Back Seized Gold Coins
June 2015
A family was awarded the rights to 10 rare gold coins possibly worth $80 million or more...
A family was awarded the rights to 10 rare gold coins possibly worth $80 million or more...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 2009
• California suction gold dredging update
• Governor opposed to Arizona lands withdrawal
• BLM locks up lands in Nevada
• California suction gold dredging update
• Governor opposed to Arizona lands withdrawal
• BLM locks up lands in Nevada
Gold at Ragged Top, Arizona
April 1999
Ragged Top is a jagged mountain which rises to an elevation of 3,907 feet near the Silver Bell open-pit copper mine, some 34 airline miles northwest of downtown Tucson. It is an outlier of the Silver Bell Mountains...
Ragged Top is a jagged mountain which rises to an elevation of 3,907 feet near the Silver Bell open-pit copper mine, some 34 airline miles northwest of downtown Tucson. It is an outlier of the Silver Bell Mountains...
Piggin' for Gold
May 2015
Take a look at the picture—it’s pretty simple and you can build it yourself.
Take a look at the picture—it’s pretty simple and you can build it yourself.
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The Bawl Mill
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