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The Spanish Silver of Mowry
August 2001 by Frank Lorey III
The Arizona mine and town that eventually became known as Mowry actually started with the discovery of a rich ledge of silver by either Spanish Jesuit priests or Spanish soldiers around 1736.Drilling for Ore
In the simplest sense, drills can be divided by their mode of action—percussion, rotary or a mixture of the two.
The Klamath Mountains
Over 7 million ounces of gold have been produced in the Klamath Mountains of northwestern California, 64% of which has been from placers.
Ask The Experts: Sulfides and fluxes
The concentrate is just the heaviest of the heavy minerals but some sulfides are sneaking in there also with the gold...
Melman on Gold & Silver
This collection of positives augurs well for strengthening worldwide industrial activity leading to upward price pressures and eventually rising inflationary expectations—all of which have historically positive implications for gold and silver...
Environmentalists Target Pebble Mine
Environmentalists are attempting to turn the jewelry industry against Alaska’s Pebble Mine before the project even gets fully under way.
Preserving the True History of the Ivanhoe
My partner had the contacts and it wasn’t long before we had an agreement in place and the company had a geologist on site. I recall a time when he was getting the lay of the land, so to speak, and he broke off a rock sample and inspected it with his magnifier.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• PLP continues the fight for miners' rights
• Oregon miners fight back
• Bills address strategic minerals
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• The Public Process—Getting Involved and Making a Difference
• Pacific Northwest Miners Request Help
• USFS Roadless Comments Reopened
• Flat-Fault Gold
• Basic Drywashing Principles
• Fields of Gold
• Picks & Pans: All That Glitters Pans Out Well!
• De Beers Undergoes Overhaul
• Gold in Michigan
• Update on the West Mojave Desert Planning Area
• 2001 Inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame
• Company Notes
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
