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Sunshine Mine is Up and Running Again
February 2008 by Staff
Sterling Mining Company has resumed initial production at the Sunshine Mine in Idaho. The company anticipates a steady increase in production over the next three years until an average daily processing rate of 1,000 tons per day is achieved.Additional articles that might interest you...
All About Quartz—Part II
July 2013
In our May 2013 issue, we took a look at the mineral quartz, a mineral very commonly associated with gold. However, gold is not the only reason prospectors are interested in quartz. Quartz can also be very valuable as a gemstone
In our May 2013 issue, we took a look at the mineral quartz, a mineral very commonly associated with gold. However, gold is not the only reason prospectors are interested in quartz. Quartz can also be very valuable as a gemstone
Gold Deposition and Gradients of Placer Streams—Part I
June 2012
When placer miners from the gold rush era began experimenting with the slope of their sluices, they must have pondered the ideal slope for trapping gold in a creek bed too. Logic suggests the same is true for streams...
When placer miners from the gold rush era began experimenting with the slope of their sluices, they must have pondered the ideal slope for trapping gold in a creek bed too. Logic suggests the same is true for streams...
The Bawl Mill
February 2014
• The dirty truth about clean energy
• By the numbers
• The dirty truth about clean energy
• By the numbers
The Coeur Rochester Mine
September 2017
One of the reasons I am bringing this article forward to readers now is that the mine personnel are celebrating the production of 150 million ounces of silver since 1986.
Backwards Find
July 2013
I furiously started pulling material out of the side wall and putting it in my scoop. It didn't take long to discover that the source of the scream was from a one-ounce chunk...
I furiously started pulling material out of the side wall and putting it in my scoop. It didn't take long to discover that the source of the scream was from a one-ounce chunk...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
March 2017
• Conformation for some
• Congress canceling regulations
• Conformation for some
• Congress canceling regulations
NAS Agrees to Review Superfund Science
June 2002
The National Academy of Sciences has taken a step toward reviewing a proposed cleanup plan in Idaho.
The National Academy of Sciences has taken a step toward reviewing a proposed cleanup plan in Idaho.
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