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Uranium Deposits
July 2001 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The first reported occurrence of uranium in the United States was at Central City, Colorado, in 1871. However, prior to 1922, the ore was mined for its radium content, not uranium.
The Bawl Mill
• Environmental solution becomes the problem
• How much money are you forfeiting?
• The unbearable snowman
MCS Index Shows Decrease in Mining Costs
The latest Mining Cost Service (MCS) Cost indexes, released on February 26 by Western Mine Engineering, Inc., display a hint of a silver lining in the cloud hanging over the U.S. Mining Industry.
New ICMJ Website Almost Here
Legislative Update
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
The Carson City Mint
In the early 1860s, the rich mines of Virginia City and the surrounding area were pouring forth millions of dollars in gold and silver each year. Additional mines located at White Pine, Aurora, Humboldt and other Nevada locations were also yielding millions in gold and silver.
Alaska: Kodiak Islands Mineral Resources
The fresh material is worked and concentrated by the waves on the flat, wide beach platform. The waves wash away the lighter minerals, leaving the heavies near the bluffs and in depressions on the beach.Four Miners Die in Mine Accidents in Ukraine
Four miners were killed in eastern Ukraine in two separate accidents during one week in May in the country's troubled mines, emergency officials said.
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• Prospecting for Diamonds: Is It a Diamond or Crystal Quartz?
• Basic Information About Gold Detectors
• Oil Seeps in Northern California
• Diamond Dealer Prevails in Congo
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• The Stonewall Jackson Mine, San Diego County, California
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• Melman on Gold & Silver
