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Picks & Pans: Gold Prospecting on the East Fork River, Alaska
January 2003 by Ron Wendt
It is not my choice to be diving under the icy waters of the East Fork River in the last days of chilly January. But indeed there are a few brave souls that like to suffer, as I see it. Then again the rewards can be great. If you have the proper equipment and the...
Company Notes
• X-Cal Resources
• Placer Dome Inc.
• Homestake Mining Company
• Canyon Resources Corp.
Study: West Has Vast Oil Shale Reserves
The United States has an oil reserve at least three times that of Saudi Arabia locked in oil shale deposits beneath federal land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, according to a study released August 31.
The Bawl Mill
• Comedian picks on wrong town
Melman on Gold & Silver
What a month this was. In just thirty days, the financial markets went on binges upward and downward that took the world's breath away.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- NEPA comments due
- Update on latest US Supreme Court suction gold dredging appeal
- Washington State tries to restrict suction gold dredging
China Gold Imports Increased 500 Percent in 2010
It’s been no secret that the prices of gold and silver have been moving upward at a fast clip in recent months. Gold has soared 27 percent so far this year. There has not been a significant drop-off in production, so it’s been evident that an increase in demand has been a part of the force driving the price upward.
How to Melt Your Own Gold
There are good and bad ways to melt gold. In this article, we’ll take a look at the right way to melt gold without losing any of the valuable metal.
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The Bawl Mill
• The Old Dutch Cleanser Mine
• The Ferris-Haggarty Copper-Gold Mine, Grand Encampment District, Wyoming
• Directory of Active Mines in Arizona Available
• Beryllium in Nevada
• Company Notes
• The Cemetery Rush
• Border Silver
• Grandfather John's Notes
• ICMJ's 12th Annual Photo Contest Results
• Tiffany & Co. to Open Plant in Northern Canada
• The Patio
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
