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Two Nevada Mines Look to Supply Own Power
July 2004 by Staff
Newmont and Barrick are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to high electricity prices.Melman on Gold & Silver
All we can say is “Welcome to 2012,” and if the first part of January is any indication, it is going to be quite a year on many fronts from the ongoing international financial crisis to the progress of a presidential election set to end this coming November.
How To Locate Diamonds
How to locate diamonds: This article focuses on the principal host rock for diamond and describes some gemstones (and kimberlitic indicator minerals) typically found with diamond.
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 90-542, as Amended)
Just about all of us have heard the term “Wild and Scenic Rivers,” and we’ve likely been on one or several of them in our prospecting ventures. More than once someone has said to me “...but that’s a wild and scenic river.” My first question has always been, “What part of the system is it? Is it classified wild, scenic or recreational?”
Shirttail Creek
Shirttail was worked heavily in the old mining years, but they didn’t clean it out. Present day prospectors and dredgers have done well, especially as Shirttail gets closer to the North Fork of the American.
Picks & Pans: Perseverance Pays Off
Tony Kelly and Ken Laster have dredged for gold in the Motherlode area for a number of years, and they decided to team up in 2004 and work together with Ken’s new 4-inch dredge.
The Wild Rush To Find More Cobalt—Part II
In this second part on cobalt, I will take a look at the various types of cobalt deposits and how you can prospect for them. Who knows—perhaps the next big cobalt strike will be yours.
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• Paleontonlogical Resources Preservation Act
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• Over the Divide
• Flat-Fault Gold in Sonora, Mexico
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• 2004 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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