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The Forgotten Specimen—Part I
June 2009 by Jonathan Porter
In these types of cases I tend to listen to what my metal detector is telling me. The machine was very quiet, suggesting my initial impressions were right about the ground make up.
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Dredging for Monazite in Idaho
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The advent of the nuclear age, after World War II, aroused concerns in government circles when officials realized the United States was entirely dependent upon foreign sources of supply for rare earth elements. This prompted the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to enlist the US Bureau of Mines Special Minerals Investigation Branch to evaluate monazite-bearing placers in the United States in 1948.
The advent of the nuclear age, after World War II, aroused concerns in government circles when officials realized the United States was entirely dependent upon foreign sources of supply for rare earth elements. This prompted the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to enlist the US Bureau of Mines Special Minerals Investigation Branch to evaluate monazite-bearing placers in the United States in 1948.
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• Election impact
• New Washington State small-scale regulations
• Election impact
• New Washington State small-scale regulations
The Bawl Mill
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• Scientific certainty flashback
• Open means closed
• Gore’s Inconvenient Truth
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• Scientific certainty flashback
• Open means closed
• Gore’s Inconvenient Truth
Cerro Colorado Silver, Arizona
November 1999
It was the first mine developed by Americans in the Cadsden Purchase of 1853. A number of small near-surface mines had been operated by Spaniards and Mexicans in the region prior to the arrival of Americans, going back as far as 1740.
It was the first mine developed by Americans in the Cadsden Purchase of 1853. A number of small near-surface mines had been operated by Spaniards and Mexicans in the region prior to the arrival of Americans, going back as far as 1740.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
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• Mining reform introduced in Senate
• Obama signs lands bill
• Cap-and-trade
• Mining reform introduced in Senate
• Obama signs lands bill
• Cap-and-trade
Desert Prospecting Yields More Than Just Gold
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This wash was not far from where I once dug a half-ounce nugget, so I knew there was gold in the area.
Kings Valley Project Hopes to Meet Lithium, Uranium Demand
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Few states in the United States have seen mining activity equal the State of Nevada in recent decades. The state is mineral-rich and possesses a regulatory apparatus that encourages mining activity.
Few states in the United States have seen mining activity equal the State of Nevada in recent decades. The state is mineral-rich and possesses a regulatory apparatus that encourages mining activity.
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