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Where Do I Begin?
August 2004 by Ron Wendt
You’ve developed an interest in prospecting for gold. A couple friends have told you how much fun they’ve had looking for gold. In this article I’ll point out the pros and cons of this activity and by the end you can decide to what degree you want to pursue your search for gold.Additional articles that might interest you...
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• He did say he’d create jobs...
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• Turnpike employees get more than just a free ride
• A sinking ship...
• He did say he’d create jobs...
• Biofuels: More harm than good
• Turnpike employees get more than just a free ride
• A sinking ship...
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
August 2016
The Bawl Mill
July 2010
• Insecurity issues?
• Seven experts...and a little bit of editing
• November can’t get here soon enough
• Insecurity issues?
• Seven experts...and a little bit of editing
• November can’t get here soon enough
PDAC 2009 Convention Highlights
April 2009
...it was impossible not to notice the absence of many junior mining companies that were present last year. Due to the dual circumstances of the world’s credit problems along with the steep declines in base metals prices, many of them, unfortunately, have simply gone broke and closed their doors. Others are so strapped for cash...
...it was impossible not to notice the absence of many junior mining companies that were present last year. Due to the dual circumstances of the world’s credit problems along with the steep declines in base metals prices, many of them, unfortunately, have simply gone broke and closed their doors. Others are so strapped for cash...
Flood Stage—The Key to Reading a River
September 2009
We knew what to do—we moved our project far enough from the river to escape the two hundred foot shoreline rule. If the old man had been right we could do this and still be over the loop of pay dirt.
We knew what to do—we moved our project far enough from the river to escape the two hundred foot shoreline rule. If the old man had been right we could do this and still be over the loop of pay dirt.
An Unusual Death in Downieville's Gold Rush
May 2000
While women were extremely rare in the early California gold camps, their relative absence did not always guarantee their safety or protection if they happened to be of Mexican nationality. The most memorable, graphic example of this tendency took place in Downieville, seat of Sierra County located on a fork of the Yuba River.
While women were extremely rare in the early California gold camps, their relative absence did not always guarantee their safety or protection if they happened to be of Mexican nationality. The most memorable, graphic example of this tendency took place in Downieville, seat of Sierra County located on a fork of the Yuba River.
The Baja Gold Rush of 1889
December 2004
Small amounts of placer gold can be found in many parts of Baja California, Mexico. The 700 mile long peninsula is mostly a desert region with many strange and unusual plants. There is also a central mountainous spine that is forested and reaches elevations as high as 10,155 feet.
Small amounts of placer gold can be found in many parts of Baja California, Mexico. The 700 mile long peninsula is mostly a desert region with many strange and unusual plants. There is also a central mountainous spine that is forested and reaches elevations as high as 10,155 feet.
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• Looking Back
• Mine President Seeks Opinions From Peers
• Over The Divide
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• Greenstone
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• Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Find Gems
• The Golden Highway—El Dorado County
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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