The Bawl Mill

August 1999 by Kenneth Harn

The Bawl Mill

July 2017

• World Health Organization gets 5-star rating… for overspending
• Capitol Hill security detail is MVP at baseball shootout
• Texas tells California to get a life

Melman on Gold & Silver

March 2017
…Washington and America have never seen a flow of actions by a new President to match what Trump has done during his first three weeks, but those actions suggest two interpretations.

Prospecting at Moore Creek

August 2006
In recent years there has been something of a new form of tourism growing in Alaska. Several historically productive gold mines have created facilities to bring in prospectors and tourists to see and experience the remote gold...

"I Got Dusted"

October 2008
Out of the blue Archie mentioned, "I was dusted."  My dad misunderstood and thought Archie had developed silicosis, then known and feared as "miners lung."

Fabled 1933 Gold Coin Up For Sale

March 2002
A 1933 Double Eagle gold coin that never went into circulation—but triggered decades of intrigue—is being sold by the federal government at auction this summer. Experts predict it could sell for millions.

Work Begins At Rock Creek Mine

July 2008
Work has begun on several buildings at the site of a proposed copper and silver mine that if approved would tunnel beneath Montana’s Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.

Prospecting for Diamonds

January 2013
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.

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