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Watermelon Gold
November 2003 by Lance Harker
Awhile back, I was doing some prospecting in a remote mountain region, located in the rugged, well-timbered valleys of north-central British Columbia, an area known for its coarse gold.
Company Notes
• Wheaton River Minerals
• Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp.
• Iamgold Corp.
• Golden Star Resources
• China Minmetals Corp.
• Noranda Inc.
• Golden Eagle International, Inc.
• Clifton Mining Company
• Nord Resources Corp.
Using a Winch to Work Smarter, Not Harder
It’s really a kick to watch a boulder weighing several tons moving out of your dredge hole and onto the cobble pile being pulled by a cable attached to your portable winch.
PLP Update
The miner was drywashing using a small, gas-powered drywasher for a short period of time—maybe an hour—when he was asked by a ranger to see his permit, which is not required to prospect at this small of a scale.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Miners win latest round
• New push to close off lands in New Mexico
• Close call in Peru
• New underground safety requirements
Melman on Gold & Silver
It is hard to imagine any month during the thirty years I have been writing this column which had more bombshell headlines than the past thirty days.
Ask the Experts
• Is the Spenceville Wildlife area open to prospecting?
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The Ball Mill
• British Columbia to Streamline Filing of Mining Claims
• Millsite Opinion Overturned!
• Continental Drift
• Eight Mines Earn Prestigious Safety Awards
• A Guide to Overlooked Gold Deposits—Part III
• Company Notes
• The Kennedy Gold Mine—An Impressive Piece of History
• Buckhorn Mountain Project May Be Revived
• Picks & Pans: An Arizona Miner
• Gold Hill, Utah
• Looking Back
• Frozen Prospects
• Platinum in Nevada
• USFS Criticized for Renting Chopper in Nevada Dispute
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• New Guinea Denies Existence of Gold Stash
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
