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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.Additional articles that might interest you...
Where To Find Diamonds
November 2008
Where to find diamonds in the United States: It is somewhat common for gold prospectors to find diamonds in black sand concentrates and not recognize them.

Miner Wins Important Victory Against Forest Service
March 2005
A case involving a Northern California dredger who was cited by the Forest Service for operating without a Notice of Intent, Plan of Operation or special-use authorization was resolved in the miner’s favor.

Legislative and Regulatory Update
October 2001
• Utah's Kathleen Clarke nominated for top BLM post
• 3809 Regulations—Letter Drive
• Judge rules on Oregon coho salmon
• Norton joins fight against environmentalist lies...
• Utah's Kathleen Clarke nominated for top BLM post
• 3809 Regulations—Letter Drive
• Judge rules on Oregon coho salmon
• Norton joins fight against environmentalist lies...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
April 2005
• ANWR through Senate
• Several proposed bills up for comment
• Okay, there is one good bill
• ANWR through Senate
• Several proposed bills up for comment
• Okay, there is one good bill
How to Find Gold in Hot Ground With A VLF Detector
April 2010
He didn’t recognize what he was hearing, of course, but to my ear that bank was full of small gold.

Detecting in the Outback
February 2013
I have always enjoyed finding things. As a kid and up through college I searched for arrowheads, rocks and fossils. One day I saw an ad for a metal detector in a magazine, and a week later I was digging up everyone’s yard...

The Bawl Mill
September 2009
• Feeding the addiction...
• Running on empty...
• Boxer may go down with the count
• Feeding the addiction...
• Running on empty...
• Boxer may go down with the count
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