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Suction Dredge Study
November 2008 by Jerry Hobbs
For many years, the small miners and in particular the suction dredge miners have complained about the lack of unbiased sound science available to refute the garbage science that is being used by government agencies to regulate us to near extinction.The Bawl Mill
• There's a fungus among us
• Taxpayers crash land in Arizona
• "What did you get arrested for?"
Squeezing Diamond Into Graphite
A major diamond mystery has finally been cracked. For 40 years, scientists have tried but failed to apply so much pressure on the hard rocks that they would become something other than diamond. Now researchers reported that they succeeded.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Yukon Placer Miners Fighting Extreme Discharge Limits
Hold up a glass of tap water and take a look at it. It’s about as clear as the new Yukon water regulations require the water returning to rivers to be after being used by placer miners. The new limit of 25 parts per million (ppm) sediment does not leave a lot of maneuvering room in terms of discharge.
Drywashing for Fine Gold
When working fine gold placers with a drywasher, there are some natural variables that can be beneficial as well as others that can be a hindrance to achieving good recovery.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Only one word truly describes the greatest source of headlines during the past month and that word is “politics.” With the November 6 Congressional and Presidential elections drawing ever closer and with both party’s conventions having been recently concluded, we take a serious look at the political situation below.
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• Lluvia de Oro— A Shower of Gold Awaiting Development in the Sierra Madre—Part I
• Beyond The End of The Road
• Barnes Store and Yankee Jims
• Mining Tax Increase Suggested
• Opening Ceremony for Buckhorn Mine
• Mining Journal Contest—How Much Is That Old Mining Journal Worth?
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
