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The Saga of Sand Mountain

The Nevada Historical Society's
"This Was Nevada" Series

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The Ferris-Haggarty Copper-Gold Mine, Grand Encampment District, Wyoming


At the close of the 19th Century, optimism was high that Wyoming would become an important source for copper much like the neighbor states of Colorado, Utah, and Montana. This dream was short-lived...

California Water Board Tries to Restrict Dredging


She explained that she didn’t like the numbers that the computer model gave her for this section of river, so she “adjusted the numbers by hand” to more accurately reflect what she thought they should be.

The Great Gold Rush of Nome, Alaska


Gold was mined in the Council Region several years before it was known at Nome, and from this vicinity the prospectors set out and made the Nome placers familiar to the world.

Ask The Experts: What should I do with a large amount of old placer concentrates?


Q: I’m working with some folks who have a large amount of old placer concentrates stored on their recently purchased property.

Serpentine in California


Serpentine, as used in this article, is both a rock and a mineral. The rock should be termed "serpentinite," but the word "serpentine" is in common usage for both the rock and mineral.

The Bawl Mill


• Government discovers new method to subsidize airlines
• California uses environmentalists' favorite tool against them
• Delayed gratification
• Hold my seat; I'll be right back...

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The Bawl Mill   • Editorial—BLM 43 CFR 3809 Revision Status   • Our Readers Say   • Miner Says Mining Could Return to Boulder   • Arizona Mines and Minerals Releases New Directory   • Onerous New Mining Rules Adopted in Washington State   • U.S. Sued for Failure to Guard Rare Species   • Miner Charged in Death of Downieville Miner   • Senator Warns Against Proposal to Sell Some IMF Gold   • Dry Placers in the Kamma Mountains, Nevada   • Company Notes   • MCS Index Shows Decrease in Mining Costs   • Over the Divide   • Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part II   • Nevada County Feeling Pain of Slumping Mining Industry   • There's Gold in Those Tailings   • Gold at Ragged Top, Arizona   • Increase in Silver Demand by Photography Industry   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Looking Back   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

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