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The Bawl Mill
March 2002 by Staff
• Prison inmate has a change of heart...• Go on, take the money and run...
• Pampered politicians at work...
• If you can't find it, can you deduct it?
Mining Trade Group Sues Nevada Over Tax Initiative
The Nevada Mining Association has filed a lawsuit to block a petition asking state voters to raise taxes on mining.
Ask The Experts
Q: Is there a correlation between fault zones and mineralization of economic metals?
Dry Washer, Wet System or Metal Detector?
I love to dry wash old nugget patches found by detector operators, and I have found my fair share of gold dry washing those areas. I have also found a few nuggets using a detector on the bedrock exposed by dry washing the patches.
The Bawl Mill
- Souvenirs to die for…
- Honey, where’s that photo of our 500-pound emerald?
- Something to write about…
From the Editor
There are several news items of interest here at ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal.
Company Notes
• Royal Gold, Inc.
• Fairmile GoldTech, Inc.
• Gemcom Software Int'l Inc.
• Homestake Mining Company
The Cemetery Rush
In 1893, Jerry McAuliffe led a team of prospectors east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and found the famed Kanowna goldfield. On their first day on the field, they picked up a total of more than 300 ounces of gold nuggets from the ground. As the rush began to increase in momentum, other prospectors found patches of nuggets simply lying on the ground near rich outcroppings of reef. In very quick time, hard rock miners were tearing into the rich reef lines...
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