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The Significance of Boulders in Placer Deposits

The good news about boulders is they can trap heavy minerals. The bad news is moving them out of the way can be a real struggle.

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Gallium and Germanium in Utah


The high-tech industries are making use of a number of so-called “minor” metals, many of which are obtained as byproducts of copper, lead, or zinc mining. Some of the minor metals have properties that are ideal for certain applications and, in some cases, advancements in technology are being held back because of a shortage of the metals.

Melman on Gold & Silver


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Guest Editorial—President's Land Plan Implements Unratified Treaty


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The Significance of Boulders in Placer Deposits


The good news about boulders is they can trap heavy minerals. The bad news is moving them out of the way can be a real struggle.

Gold Miners Become Tungsten Miners


The story begins in the early 1940s in Vance County, North Carolina, on a farm that belonged to the Hamme family. During spring plowing in 1942, one of the brothers accidentally plowed up an odd looking rock and took it home to show his younger brother who was studying geology at Duke University.

The Gold, Silver and Base Metal Mines of Eureka, Nevada


...the area around Eureka, Nevada is well mineralized and seems to have a bright potential for future production of all sorts of metals.

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