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Using Rock Formations to Your Advantage
June 2005 by Jim Straight

Strategic Metals—Part II

Melman on Gold & Silver
It’s amazing how a few pictures could place an entire Presidential Administration on the defensive, yet that is exactly what has happened during the past month with the publication of the photos out of Iraq, which presumably show American soldiers engaging in acts of torture, humiliation and ridicule inflicted on their Iraqi prisoners.
Famous Yuba River Dredge Sinks
The Yuba #21 gold dredge sunk in the Yuba Goldfields of northern California in late January.
Mine Woes Could Mean Higher Taxes
Hard times for the copper industry could cost property owners in Grant County.
Nuggetshooting Eluvial Placers in the Western United States

Resurrecting An Old Hard Rock Mine—A Series of Small Victories
…we cheered and high-fived each other as the ore cart slowly crested the top of the headframe, then picked up a bit of speed on the short downhill section and came to an abrupt halt, ejecting its contents of ore…
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