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The Art of Finding Coarse Gold Part I—The Geology of Coarse Gold Formation
December 2004 by Chris Ralph
Recovering large, coarse gold nuggets is a very exciting experience, and the quest forlarge gold is often the “holy grail” of the independent prospector, no matter which type of equipment is used. Hefty, good-sized gold nuggets are...
Melman on Gold & Silver
The “battle lines” are being clearly drawn. By the time you receive this issue both party conventions will take place within just a few weeks and there will be only four months until the final vote.
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The Bawl Mill
- Sun continues to set on solar
- Obamacare ailing
Picks & Pans: Perseverance Pays Off
Tony Kelly and Ken Laster have dredged for gold in the Motherlode area for a number of years, and they decided to team up in 2004 and work together with Ken’s new 4-inch dredge.
Picks & Pans: Working the Crevices
The crowbar can be a valuable mining tool. Crowbars come in all shapes and sizes. For moving large boulders and large chunks of bedrock, the longer 3½ footers work well. Then if you really get in trouble, there’s the long pry bar.
Gold Placers in Italy
Gold is a fairly widespread mineral in the Italian Alps and in the Northern Apennines. It is found both in primary mineralization and in past and recent floods.
Then and Now: Is Gold Really Money?
The gold from 80 years ago still holds all of its value—it’s the Dollar that has been damaged.
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The Bawl Mill
• Gold Diver's Closes Its Doors
• Geologist's Search for PGMs Leads to Mining Venture
• Diamonds in the Rough in Montana
• Using Microbes for Mining
• The Carter and Reynolds Gold Mines: Is There a Yet Unknown, but Mineable Gold Deposit Here?
• Michigan House Committee Approves Sulfide Mining Regulations
• Surging Gold Prices Add Luster to Nevada's No. 2 Industry
• Ruby Hill Gold Mine to Reopen in Eureka
• The Skaergaard Intrusion
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• BLM Launches Mining Claim Records Viewer
• Newmont Welcomes Release of Executives
• The Baja Gold Rush of 1889
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
