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The Saga of Sand Mountain
April 1999 by Phillip I. Earl
The Nevada Historical Society's"This Was Nevada" Series
Prospector Unearths Huge 'Duck’s Foot' Nugget
A retired gold prospector spent hours digging up his fortune in the northern goldfields near Kambalda, Western Australia, after finding the target with his metal detector.
Representative Manweller Lends a Hand in Washington State
We're done watching as an unelected and unchecked bureaucracy, with rule-making authority, enforcement powers, and seemingly bottomless budgets abuses citizens at will.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Anti-dredging bill SB 637 passes
Platinum Placers and Nuggets
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Roads to Nowhere
What today appears to be a “road to nowhere” was once a road to somewhere. At today’s precious metal prices that somewhere can be of great importance to you.
Metal Detecting for Gold Within Andesite and Basaltic Volcanic Mining Districts
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Mining Stock Quotes, Mineral & Metal Prices
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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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