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Wham Hill
February 2008 by Robert Abendschein
My year in Australia was almost up and playtime was over. Immigration had pulled the plug and it was time to head back to the States.
Company Notes
• AZCO Mining Inc.
• Great Quest Metals Ltd.
• Royal Gold, Inc.
• Altair International, Inc.
• Vista Gold Corp.
• Placer Dome
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Cold Gold
Because waiting for spring seemed to be taking forever, my 15-year-old granddaughter Grace and I decided to pan for gold sooner. The thought was…even if we did not find any gold, we would set a new record for absurdity—gold panning in the coldest weather!
Gold Rush Continues in Africa
…some miners are doing exceptionally well… with a few obtaining amounts estimated in the millions of dollars.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Gold Diver's Closes Its Doors
After almost 50 years of service to the mining industry, Burl Cheely, owner of Gold Diver’s and the manufacturer of the Couple-Jet and Taper-Jet line of dredges, is retiring.
Update on MMAC & PLP
Gondwana Gold and Diamonds
Some 250 million years ago, the Earth had just one supercontinent, known as “Pangaea.” For whatever reason, the supercontinent began to break apart. South America and Africa remained joined, as “Gondwana,” until 65 million years ago, when they split apart. The obvious “fit” of South America with Africa was noted by geologists back in the 19th century, but it was not until Alfred Wegener came out with his “continental drift” hypothesis in 1912 that people took note.
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The Bawl Mill
• Gold Deposits of North Carolina
• Turning Waste Rock Into Profit
• Dredging the Mokelumne
• How to Get Started as a Gold Prospector
• Sunshine Mine is Up and Running Again
• Gold at Ponderosa
• The Juneau Goldfields
• Golden Sunlight Seeks Expansion
• Washington Gold & Fish Regulations Update
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
