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Pick Up Austria's New Coin—If You Can Lift It
November 2004 by Verena Dobnik
The Austrian Mint recently unveiled its new coin—a 68-pound, 24-carat gleaming gold disc worth about $500,000—touting it as the world’s largest and a powerful investment tool.The Bawl Mill
• Flattening Syria like a pancake
• "Did I say that out loud?"
• Flower arrangers wilting in Louisiana
• Be careful what you wish for...
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 in Arkansas
Arkansas has an area of over 53,000 square miles, with a population of over 2.3 million. Natural vegetation consists of hardwood forests where not cleared for agriculture or urbanization.
The Bawl Mill
• Stinks like limburger
• Auditors get audited
• Will you be able to afford to retire?
• The $200,000 crow
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
The Ball Mill
• This wasn't the UN makeover we were expecting
• Do you have more money than you really need?
• British tabloids "French roast" Chirac
• Reporter comes out of the closet
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• Editorial: Montana's Controversial Rock Creek Mine
• First Load of Concentrate Leaves Reopened Ruth Mine
• Uranium Industry Enjoys Rebound as Prices Nearly Triple
• BLM Warning About Purchase of Mining Claims on the Internet
• Determining the Amount of Gold in a Quartz Specimen
• Placer PGMs in Coon Creek, California
• Getting Your Float Circuit Layout Right
• New Prospecting Guides Available Online
• Police Extend Detention of Newmont Executives
• Picks & Pans—Drywashing and Detecting in Southern California
• Over The Divide—Merwin (Merv) H. Hemp
• The Boludo Placers, Sonora
• The Golden Highway—Placer County
• Northwest Miners Rally a Success
• Mine Threat Just a Stunt to Criticize Land Laws
• MINExpo 2004 Convention Report
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
