The Bawl Mill

November 2006 by Staff

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.

Gold in the Rattlesnake Hills

October 2009
The Rattlesnake Hills (RSH) in central Wyoming had been overlooked for gold, even though it had all of the earmarks of being a major gold district.

Ask The Experts: Sulfides and fluxes

July 2017

The concentrate is just the heaviest of the heavy minerals but some sulfides are sneaking in there also with the gold...

BLM Swindles War Hero Out of Gold Mine

September 2002
The Purple Heart license plates on Oliver Gregerson’s car inspire respect from everyone, except employees of the federal government. Oliver Gregerson says he has indisputable videotape evidence that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is guilty of criminal conspiracy and fraud, and he is taking them to federal court to prove it.

The Goldfield Mining District -- Then and Now

March 2017
In 1983, some of the ore yielded more than 2,500 ounces of gold within 30 feet of the surface. The shoot pinched to a narrow vein.

Melman on Gold & Silver

March 2001
What a difference a little time makes. Just a few months ago the liberal left was celebrating one triumph after another. Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, the Liberals won a resounding triumph in Canada and the left was rejoicing in a robust economic expansion under the leadership of President Clinton. But their theme song, “Happy Days Are Here Again,” has an empty ring now...

Copper Deposits of Alaska

February 2014
Only the famous Kennecott copper mine was able to continue operating through the Depression owing to the exceptional richness of its ore.

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