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Sydney Resource Corp. Ventures into Canada and Mexico
July 2006 by Leonard Melman
The Northern Ontario city of Timmins is famous for many things including the fact that the Timmins Mining Camp has been among the most prolific gold mining areas in the world with total historic production of near seventy million ounces since...
Natural Crystalline Gold
The beauty of natural gold is widely appreciated by both prospectors and mineral collectors, but the pinnacle of beautiful natural gold specimens are the spectacular crystalline formations.
California: The Land of Big Nuggets—Part I
The nugget sat there in plain sight, though it was covered in dirt, while hundreds of people had passed that way every day.
Understanding and Prospecting Benches
The most obvious benches are usually near the valley floor, but they can be thousands of feet above the valley floor. Since benches were made by streams, they can contain placer deposits.
Picks & Pans: Rattlesnakes in a Gold Camp
Leon was leading the way as we hiked the trail out of North Canyon. Without any warning Leon leaped into the air. He had just spotted a big rattlesnake lying in the grass beside the trail.
Re-Opening Nevada’s Relief Canyon Mine
When I read about these new discoveries, I often wonder how the original operators ignored all the additional ore. Yet this has happened again and again in Nevada and many other places.
The Underground Mining Adventure Continues
Our group of independent miners have been busy crafting a uniquely designed ladder/ore cart track from the bottom of an 85-foot mine shaft in a historical hard rock mine.
Nova Scotia Shows It's Serious About Jobs & Mining
Saying that the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia supports mining and the jobs that mining creates would be an understatement.
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