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Stillwater At Half Speed
January 2009 by Associated Press
Stillwater Mining Company’s East Boulder platinum and palladium mine is back in operation, with its staff cut in half...The Great Gold Rush of Nome, Alaska

When Gold Moves, Placers Form

Getting The Most Value From Your Gold-Quartz Specimens

Over the Divide
Dr. Ralph E. Pray
Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas
Crater of Diamonds State Park is located 4 miles southeast of Murfreesboro, Arkansas...in an area of low hills, about a half-mile north of the Little Missouri River. The region receives 45 inches of rain per year, enough to support pine-oak forests. The diamond-bearing area stands out as grasslands surrounded by forests.
Gold Geochemistry: Where Does Gold Come From?
Prospectors often wonder why gold deposits in veins like it does. Why is one vein rich while another is barren, even though they are only a few hundred feet apart?
Ash Fork Calm After Explosives Theft
The tiny, unincorporated town of Ash Fork blazed into the national spotlight with the announcement that 1,000 pounds of explosives were stolen from a nearby mine.
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