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Wyoming Tops in Royalties
March 2000 by Associated Press
Wyoming received the largest amount of revenues associated with mineral leases on federal lands within its borders last year.Additional articles that might interest you...
Melman on Gold & Silver
August 2009
...a substantial number of news headlines reflected the growing realization that much of the “green shoots” optimism of the past few months was premature.
...a substantial number of news headlines reflected the growing realization that much of the “green shoots” optimism of the past few months was premature.
The Bawl Mill
October 2008
• More like “upsetting” than offsetting...
• So, when is our first shareholder meeting?
• Government kicks a gift horse in the mouth...
• Will the real Barack Obama please step forward...
• More like “upsetting” than offsetting...
• So, when is our first shareholder meeting?
• Government kicks a gift horse in the mouth...
• Will the real Barack Obama please step forward...
The Bawl Mill
November 1999
• Are you paying for others' risk-taking?...
• They call it the "impalement captial of the United States"—and not to be funny!...
• Are you paying for others' risk-taking?...
• They call it the "impalement captial of the United States"—and not to be funny!...
Drywashing and Detecting for Eluvial Placer Gold Research is the Key to Success—Part II
October 2005
Before heading out to work the same old ground, or blindly seeking a previously unknown gold placer area to drywash or detect, maybe you would benefit from doing a little research.
Before heading out to work the same old ground, or blindly seeking a previously unknown gold placer area to drywash or detect, maybe you would benefit from doing a little research.
Search for the Legendary Sierra Azul
June 2001
One of the most unique mining stories to derive from the days of the Spanish conquest of the Southwest is the legendary story of the Sierra Azul, or “Blue Mountain” of Arizona. The first reports of what some historians maintain is nothing more than mere myth, came in the middle of the seventeenth century, and it survived as a frontier tradition into the nineteenth century.
One of the most unique mining stories to derive from the days of the Spanish conquest of the Southwest is the legendary story of the Sierra Azul, or “Blue Mountain” of Arizona. The first reports of what some historians maintain is nothing more than mere myth, came in the middle of the seventeenth century, and it survived as a frontier tradition into the nineteenth century.
Benefits of a Detecting Partner
April 2013
“Metal detecting is not a social function.” So said a good friend of mine. And it’s true. But that’s not to say the benefits of having a prospecting partner don’t outweigh those of being alone.
“Metal detecting is not a social function.” So said a good friend of mine. And it’s true. But that’s not to say the benefits of having a prospecting partner don’t outweigh those of being alone.
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The Bawl Mill
• Group Sues Feds Over New Nat'l Monuments
• Tribe Joins Idaho in Roadless Suit
• 10,000 Shovels Back Protest
• Letter to the Editor—From Mike Miller, President, Original Sixteen to One Mine
• U.S. Dept. of Interior Inspectors in Arizona
• Sunnyside, Arizona
• Evaluating a Placer Discovery
• Company Notes
• Treasures for Sale
• "Gold" Coin Debuts
• Picks & Pans: Prospecting at Mills Creek, Alaska
• Delamar District, Nevada
• Millie's Tailings
• Adventure at the 420 Level
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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