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The Bawl Mill
January 2010 by Staff
• Top 10 ways to get past airport security• Scientific certainty flashback
• Open means closed
• Gore’s Inconvenient Truth
Carr Fire Gold
After burning more than 350 square miles, the Carr Fire near Redding, California, was finally out. Luckily our home was spared, and I had the opportunity to go metal detecting in burned areas previously too overgrown to access.
When Legends Were Made and Fortunes Found
Sylvester Smith and his younger brother Nathan were among this group who rode and led their Indian ponies, while climbing the rugged Salmon River breaks and rockhewn mountains, looking for a path that would lead them up and over the uncharted wilderness.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Federal election results should be favorable to miners
• Utah residents reject proposed National Monument
• Fish and Wildlife told to disclose locations of endangered species
MMAC Update
Within these districts, some of the roads and trails have been reopened for access, critical habitat designations have been scaled back, and a few Mining Districts were completely removed from proposed withdrawals.
Good Research and Bad Luck
With every look at the box I was pulling out a few pickers and a nugget or two. The smile I had the previous night just got bigger and bigger throughout the day.
Letter to the Editor
Follow the chain of letters between everyday prospectors Robert and Lesa Barton of Oregon and Deputy Regional Forester Linda Goodman.
Reno's 1872 Time Capsule Includes Gold Rush Lore
The Reno Masonic Lodge was built along the railroad tracks back when Ulysses S. Grant was president and shortly after the Comstock Lode of gold and silver was struck in Virginia City.
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Liberal Group Begins Push to Tax Mining in Nevada
• Detecting the Swiftshore Mine
• Prospecting for Rare Earth Metals
• Bucket Dredged Boulder Gold
• The Golden Surprise
• University of Nevada Offers Online Mineral Processing Class
• The Business of Mining—Tradeshow Deductions
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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