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The Patch
November 2000 by Tom Morris
I used to hunt and fish all the time. Since discovering nugget-shooting three years ago, I haven't wet a hook or even looked at a hunting proclamation.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• All bark but no bite
• Company looks to restart mining in Wisconsin
Two Nevada Mines Look to Supply Own Power
Newmont and Barrick are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to high electricity prices.
The Bawl Mill
• Surprise! No means no
• Overruled, for now
• If it sounds too good to be true
Hunches, Choices and Guesses
When you approach a location, even if you've been there before, you should consider all the factors and conditions present at the site. This includes both natural and man-made factors.
California State Gold Panning Championships
This year’s 2015 California State Gold Panning Championships were wild and hectic.
Melman on Gold & Silver
…there is now concrete evidence that growing numbers of investors and other concerned observers are now turning to gold as a storehouse of value in these potentially troubling times.
Picks & Pans: Fig Tree, Grape Vine and Good Gold
The south fork of the Yuba River was still too high to cross safely on the first day of the dredging season for 2002, but Leon was able to use this condition to his advantage. He dredged high on the bank where big dredges would not go and produced...
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Enrichment of Gold Veins
• The Assay of High Iron Gold Ores
• History of Mining—Bradshaw Mountains, AZ (Part I)
• Picks & Pans—The Green Rock, Rattlesnakes, Good Gold and Ruth's Mine
• The Oretron
• Silver Hill, North Carolina
• Residual, Lateritic and Gossan "Soils" as Potential Nuggetshooting Sites
• Hardrock in Downieville
• Looking Back
• Company Notes
• Gold in Northern Baja California
• California State Gold Panning Championship Results
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• V.P. Contender Addresses Mining Show