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The Bawl Mill
July 2006 by Staff
• Court to government: “Can you hear me now?”• There’s gold in them thar… holes?
• FEMA (Free Easy Money for All)
Picks & Pans: Detecting in Kauai, Hawaii
Winter in Alaska! What is an Alaskan gold miner to do? Go somewhere warm to look for gold, that's what!
Avino’s Durango Project
Mining has been a mainstay of the Durango economy for generations. It was mining, beginning with the discovery of what later became the Avino Mine in the sixteenth century by Juan de Tolosa of the Spanish Army, which formed the basis...
Trash! A Hindrance Or Hot Spot For Hidden Gold?
I love it when I am in the middle of a high trash area and all the ferrous bars go away, the screen number goes to a three or an eight, and the meter is forty to a hundred. I don’t know for sure that I have found gold, but it narrows the odds down.
Nevada Counties, Towns Get Forest Service Grants
The Forest Service is issuing $69,630 in small grants to several rural communities in Nevada to help diversify their economies and wean them from dependency on natural resources.
Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part I Recognizing and Understanding Minerals
Many individual prospectors would like to know a little more about the geology of gold deposits. There is no doubt that in the final analysis, no matter how well you operate your equipment, unless you can find the places where gold is...
Michigan House Committee Approves Sulfide Mining Regulations
Michigan would have one of the toughest sets of rules for sulfide mining in the nation under legislation approved by a state House committee.
Idaho-Maryland Mine—History Restarted
It was late October 1850, and, as the story goes, George McKnight was rushing along trying to round up his cows when he stumbled. He was not a happy man as he kicked the fist-sized rock in disgust. The disgust changed quickly to interest...
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