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The Curious Saga of the Jack Wade Creek Dredge
July 2010 by Jim Halloran
As the river dredgers soon learned, it was not a good idea to leave your dredge in the Fortymile River over winter.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• A parting shot from the Clinton Administration
• 43 CFR-3809
• Clinton signs Steens Mountain
• Report denounces EPAs basin cleanup
• Group sues to reverse Sequoia National Monument designation
USGS Reports Increase of Imported Minerals
Since 1993, US reliance on imports of raw and processed materials of mineral origin has increased more than seven fold.
Picks & Pans: The Gold Bullion Mine
It was here, so long ago that the Gold Bullion Mine once had a promising future. I could almost hear the old stamp mill still echoing out its rhythm, pounding rich gold ore into small pieces.
In Pursuit of Gold and Silver in the Sierra Madres—Purchasing Land in Mexico
My wife and I spent three years laying the groundwork to build a processing mill for gold, silver, lead and some zinc in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Northern Mexico, in the state of Sonora. In this installment, I describe how we purchased the land to build the new mill.
California Sniping
I opted for the underwater portion of the river. All I have to do is float down the river and pick large flakes and small nuggets out of cracks and crevices while staying cool in the summer heat.
Great Panther Silver
The company acquired the Guanajuato Mine Complex in 2005, and since that time they have carried out extensive drilling programs, both from surface and underground, with particular emphasis being placed on the Cata Clavo Zone.
Shaker Tables for Processing Hard Rock Ores
Most placer equipment is really made with gold in the 30 and larger mesh sizes in mind, though if carefully used can often get reasonable recovery down to the 50 mesh size.
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• When Gold Moves, Placers Form
• Beginner's Luck
• The Guaniamo Diamond Region, Venezuela—Part I
• Nevada Mining Tax Fails in Signature Drive
• Taxes, Numbers & Mining
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• What Was That Article Again?
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