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Tales of California Gold Discoveries 1st in a Series—Yankee Jim's

Most everyone has heard the term “gold is where you find it’” and probably have read how James Marshall, in 1848, while inspecting the mill-race ditch that had been dug to supply water for the saws at the sawmill that he was building for John Sutter, ended up finding the first pieces of gold within the ditch along the South Fork of the American River...

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Quick Thinking & Rescue Devices Save Two Lives


MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) reports that a pair of miners used oxygen-supplying self-rescue devices to save two of their co-workers who were in danger of suffocation at the Ohio Valley Coal Company's Powhatan No.6 mine near St. Clairsville, Ohio.

The Ocampo District, Chihuahua


The village of Ocampo is wedged in a canyon about 178 miles, by Mexican Highway 16, west of the city of Chihuahua. It is a few miles west of Basaseachic Falls, and a few miles south of Highway 16, in high chaparral at an elevation of 6,500 feet. The completion of Highway 16 across the Sierra Madre Occidental greatly improved access to the region...

2016 Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit


We’ve been fielding quite a few questions lately from subscribers and manufacturers wanting to know if we are going to host another Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit.

Guest Editorial—Exploiting Tragedy


While the world is focused on the war on terrorism, rumors persist that sinister forces inside the beltway are looking for ways to attach a train-load of pork to an emergency appropriations bill.

The Pearce Mineralized Area, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona—Part II


There are many prospects within the known mineralized area and along the margins of the mineralized area that should be examined for gold and silver.

Legislative and Regulatory Update


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Melman on Gold & Silver


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