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The Steeple Rock District, New Mexico
March 2003 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The Steeple Rock Mining District is located in the northwest-trending Summit Mountains of southwest New Mexico, at an average elevation of 5,200 feet. The highest point in the mountains is Vanderbilt Peak, which rises to an elevation of 6,773 feet. The mountains receive about 12 inches of precipitation a year in the form of rain and occasional winter snow.A Father’s Day to Remember: 24,000 Ounces Gold in Quartz
Father’s Day in Australia was on September 2, and it’s a day a group of miners from “down under” won’t soon forget.
The Bawl Mill
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• Make way for minimum wage
Why Did This Silver Mine Close?
Melman on Gold & Silver
Rapid reversals seemed to be the theme of news events during the past month. For example, while the economy generated relatively poor job growth of only 100,000 or so during March, April’s number soared to 274,000—far above expectations.
The Bawl Mill
- Brother, can you spare a cell phone?
- Houston, we have a drug problem...
Australia Produces World's Largest Gold Coin
Australia’s Perth Mint currently holds the record for the world’s largest gold coin.
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