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The Rocky Bar Mining District, Idaho
August 2010 by Alan J. Chenworth
Rocky Bar sits on the north slope of Horse Ranch Mountain, and while the most productive placers were found in Bear Creek below Rocky Bar, most of the creeks on the south, east and north sides of the mountain contain placer gold and were worked commercially in the past.The Bawl Mill
• USPS reverts to ponies?
• Crime and (no) punishment
Re-Opening Nevada’s Relief Canyon Mine
When I read about these new discoveries, I often wonder how the original operators ignored all the additional ore. Yet this has happened again and again in Nevada and many other places.
Digital Tools—The PC and GPS
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Placer Platinum
The platinum group metals (PGMs) are divided into three that are “light,” about the same atomic weight as silver, and three that are “heavy,” about the same atomic weight as gold. The three light PGMs are ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium, and the three heavy PGMs are osmium, iridium, and platinum.
Prospecting at Moore Creek
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• US Supreme Court may consider requirements for Notitce of Intent
• Oregon considering mining restrictions
• Latest developments in California suction dredging moratorium
• Spotted owl habitat
A Guide to Overlooked Gold Deposits—Part I
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Commercial Placer Mining With Jigs
• Ask The Experts: Bench Top Crushers
• Ask The Experts: How to remove precious metals from lead?
• How to Properly Ground Balance to Find the Most Gold
• Authorities Search for Lost Treasure Hunters
• Alaska Geologist Survives Grizzly Attack
• The Guaniamo Diamond Area, Venezuela—Part II
• How California Became the Golden State
• Mining Stock Quotes, Mineral & Metal Prices
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• Melman on Gold & Silver
• ICMJ Again Matches Funds For PLP Donations