The Bawl Mill

August 1999 by Kenneth Harn

Melman on Gold & Silver

September 2009
...while the public appears sold on the idea of imminent recovery and government politicians continually issue statements in support of that concept, several responsible columnists have issued their own predictions, and they are hardly optimistic.

Iowa Hill District

June 2012
For the last two years we’ve held a hands-on prospectors training session in the Iowa Hill district of California’s Mother Lode country as a part of our Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit event. Because of this, I thought it might be good to take a look at the history, geology and opportunities that the Iowa Hill district still offers to the individual prospector.

US Policies Holding Back Arizona

April 2012
Washington’s decision to bar new uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and other federal policies on energy and resource issues are barriers holding back Arizona and its residents from prosperity, Governor Jan Brewer told a congressional hearing March 16.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

June 2009
• California suction gold dredging
• Water rights
• Wilderness
• Climate change
• Two Bush rules left intact

My First Carolina Nugget

September 2019

On my weekends off I spent many hours dredging the Second Broad River from Cane Creek Road up to the headwaters. I used a three-inch dredge with air and graduated to a five-inch with air.

Over the Divide

August 2014
Dr. Ralph E. Pray

Government Appeals Miner Injury Case to Supreme Court

April 2005
The Supreme Court said it will consider whether two miners may sue federal officials for personal injuries following a roof collapse at a copper mine that left them paralyzed.

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