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The Montana Tunnels Discovery
July 2005 by Paul L. Jones
Many prospectors and exploration teams deliberately avoid small tracts of land for various understandable reasons. However, in hopes that I might encourage some of my fellow prospectors to think more kindly of small tracts, I’d like to...
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Ask The Experts: Small-scale drilling
June 2017
Q: What is available to a small prospector? How does one prospect (drill) into the walls of an old hard rock mine to see what is 10 feet beyond...
MMAC Update
January 2017
We will be bringing the first of several bills that were requested by Congress during a previous MMAC trip and presenting maps depicting all the MMAC-assisted Mining Districts.
We will be bringing the first of several bills that were requested by Congress during a previous MMAC trip and presenting maps depicting all the MMAC-assisted Mining Districts.
The Bawl Mill
April 2014
• What's good for the goose is good for Senator Feinstein...
• So much waste, it could fill a book...annually
• Just put it on my card...
• What's good for the goose is good for Senator Feinstein...
• So much waste, it could fill a book...annually
• Just put it on my card...
Gold Has Shown Its Mettle, But How High Can It Go?
November 2009
How high can gold go? How best to hold it? Questions on gold investment answered.
How high can gold go? How best to hold it? Questions on gold investment answered.
The Bawl Mill
June 2019
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The Pearce Mineralized Area, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona—Part II
August 2013
There are many prospects within the known mineralized area and along the margins of the mineralized area that should be examined for gold and silver.
There are many prospects within the known mineralized area and along the margins of the mineralized area that should be examined for gold and silver.
Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods—Part I
June 2004
While most small-scale prospectors and miners focus their energies on placer deposits, most large mining companies put their efforts primarily into hard rock mining. Although many miners may see these as two separate worlds that can never meet, a better understanding of hard rock mining for small operators can be very helpful in many ways.
While most small-scale prospectors and miners focus their energies on placer deposits, most large mining companies put their efforts primarily into hard rock mining. Although many miners may see these as two separate worlds that can never meet, a better understanding of hard rock mining for small operators can be very helpful in many ways.
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