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The Bawl Mill
May 2005 by Scott Harn
• FEMA funds fraudulent funerals (say that 3 times fast!)• Michigan drivers pick up the pace
• The hogs are at the trough again
• Working on a percentage basis
Arizona Mines and Minerals Releases New Directory
The Directory of Active Mines in Arizona-1999, just released by the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, reflects the strength and diversity of the Arizona mining industry.
Mining Districts and Community Outreach
You have made your presence known with the BLM or Forest Service, placed Mining District signs along the entrance points to your district, and found support with other local miners. But how do you gain popular support?
Prospecting for Diamonds
Let’s take a look at diamonds and diamond mining and see how they form, how they are used beyond just jewelry, and what leads geologists to find diamond deposits.
Revisiting Commerce Resources—A Tantalum and Niobium Mining Project
One of the most intriguing company articles we have written during the past few years was based on our late Spring 2005 visit to Commerce Resources’ tantalum and niobium project in the towering mountains of east-central British Columbia...
Our Readers Say
• "...absolutely incorrect."
• "...stories by Bob Schlosser are something else."
Seven Troy Ounces of Premonition?
He made some casual conversation until he got around to what really brought him into my camper.
4 Keys to Successful Nugget Hunting
Lots of prospectors are trying out nugget detecting for the first time and finding out that it isn’t all that easy. In fact, in my opinion, metal detecting for nuggets is perhaps the most difficult form of prospecting that one can take on.
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• Estimating Gold Values in Placer Gravels
• Lode Gold in Nicaragua
• Miners: Plan Ahead for Next Year's Taxes
• California's Original Sixteen to One Mine
• Montana Multiple Use Association Backs Miner
• Picks & Pans: Detecting Micro-Nuggets
• Diamond Search Underway in Alaska and Minnesota
• Mining Outfits Eye 50-Year Supply of Iron Ore
• Goldfield—Princess of the Mojave
• Couple Creates Jewelry of the Iron Range
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Looking Back
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices