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The Colorado Mineral Belt
July 2000 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The 250 mile long Colorado Mineral Belt cuts diagonally across central and southwestern Colorado, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains...
California State & National Gold Panning Championships
By the end of the day Sunday there were a lot of tired panners! By then they could have panned more than 14 times to make it to the end. This was not a picnic!
Ask the Experts
Q: I would like to know the following on the metal nickel:
• Where is it mined?
• Why is the unit price so large—is this for a metric ton?
Placers Directly Associated with Lode Deposits
Placers that are directly associated with lode deposits are sometimes overlooked and may have good potential for those who are willing to search for them.
The Heavy Minerals in Your Concentrates
The fact that mineral deposits can contribute specific types of heavy minerals is why the analysis of the heavy mineral concentrates in the streams of an area can be an important prospecting technique for finding undiscovered mineral deposits.
Ask The Experts
• How do I separate silver from lead ore?
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Mine Market / Circulation Manager Returns to High School
• A Word from the Editor
• GOP Chairmen Ask Gore to Recuse Himself From Roadless Plan
• Treasure Hunters Abound in Greece
• Hope Boy Finds Gem During Field Trip
• Deadly Explosion Ruled Accidental
• Canyon Resources Offers to Sell Mineral Rights
• Four Miners Die in Mine Accidents in Ukraine
• GPS Speeds Filing of Claims in Alaska
• 15th, 16th Century Coins Found in Romania
• Miners Attend Meeting in Myrtle Point, Oregon
• Picks & Pans: Detecting in Kauai, Hawaii
• Mannequins Bring "Life" to Mining Museum
• The History of Tombstone
• Company Notes
• Metal Detector Only Requirement for Hunting Treasure
• Mystery of the Reed Gold Mine Nuggets
• Millennium of Russian Gold on Display in U.S.
• Judge to Decide Regarding Release of Records
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
