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Understanding Geologic Deposit Models
May 2008 by Chris Ralph
Geologists have long noted the similarities of certain types of mineral deposits all across the globe. Similar minerals, similar country rocks, and similar grades of mineralization may occur in several different parts of the world.Additional articles that might interest you...
Cripple Creek Gold Mine Exceeding Expectations
September 2013
At the peak of construction later this year, the mine will generate more than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state with annual wages totaling more than $200 million...
At the peak of construction later this year, the mine will generate more than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state with annual wages totaling more than $200 million...
Melman on Gold & Silver
February 2012
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.
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.
The Golden Highway—Nevada County
February 2005
Highway 49—the “Golden Highway”—heads northeast out of Placer County into a stretch of Nevada County that is almost as busy as it was during the Gold Rush. The neighboring towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City are still booming—a beautiful location to live in the Sierra foothills.
Highway 49—the “Golden Highway”—heads northeast out of Placer County into a stretch of Nevada County that is almost as busy as it was during the Gold Rush. The neighboring towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City are still booming—a beautiful location to live in the Sierra foothills.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
February 2014
California State Gold Panning Championships
October 2009
It took two days to determine the best of the best, and it was a fight to the end.
It took two days to determine the best of the best, and it was a fight to the end.
Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2015
We have been concerned for some time about the growing roster of laws, rules and regulations under which the entire industrial complex must operate…
We have been concerned for some time about the growing roster of laws, rules and regulations under which the entire industrial complex must operate…
43 CFR 3809 Update
December 2001
On October 30, 2001, a final rule and a proposed rule were published in the Federal Register by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Department of Interior (DOI) for 43 CFR 3809. It appears that many of the letters...
On October 30, 2001, a final rule and a proposed rule were published in the Federal Register by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Department of Interior (DOI) for 43 CFR 3809. It appears that many of the letters...
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