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Around Town: Joaquin, Rosita and history
This story is true. Or not. At right about the time of the California Gold Rush, around 1849, a young man named Joaquin Murieta and his pretty wife Rosita traveled north from Mexico, to the California mining camps to mine for gold. The threads of...Tags: Fiction, Mining, Los Angeles Times, Crimes, Theft
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Friends launch school-themed jewelry line
As a standout tennis player at the University of Southern California and the mother of two USC tennis players, Georgette Cooper is always looking for ways to support her alma mater. So when she found herself with a couple of loose rubies a few years ago,...Tags: University of Southern California, Tennis, Colleges and Universities, Metal and Mineral
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Capitol Notebook: Mining bonds were not enough
American New CorrespondentPIERRE — The history of mining in South Dakota, whether for gold or gravel, shows us that some companies take responsibility for the damages they cause. But some don’t. And when they don’t, then someone else must. Either another...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Richmond Hill, Mining, Science and Technology, Local Government
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Permit transfer opens possibility for new gold mine
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — The state Board of Minerals and Environment decided Thursday to allow the transfer by one company to another company of a permit to mine gold in an area about five miles west of Lead near the rim of Spearfish Canyon. The transfer is...Tags: Environmental Issues, Companies and Corporations, Mining, Savoy (music group), Justice System
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Speculators miss biggest U.S. corn sale since 1994
NEW YORK -- Speculators reduced bullish bets on corn by more than any other commodity, just before the United States reported its single biggest export sale in 18 years and prices had their largest two-day rally in almost a month. Money managers cut corn...Tags: Finance, Goldman Sachs, International Monetary Fund, Weather, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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History of the Military in Alaska
The military’s long and important history in the Great Land began at the very moment Alaska became American soil, Oct. 18, 1867. Elements of the Army’s 9th Infantry were on hand as the Russian Golden Eagle was lowered and the Stars and...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, World War II (1939-1945), Highway Transportation
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South Dakota based mining company applies for permit
LEAD, S.D. - A South Dakota based mining company is in the process of staking its claim to be able to mine gold on a small portion of land just west of Lead. Officials with the Deadwood Standard Project say they're aiming to do it with minimal impact to...
Tags: Standards, Science and Technology, Mining, Metal and Mineral
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Some concerned over proposed gold mine near Spearfish Canyon
RAPID CITY, S.D. - More opposition is emerging to a proposal for a gold mine to be located in Spearfish Canyon. Last week we reported on plans being made by a group of investors being formed in the Deadwood area. The permit for the proposed mine will...
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Firm has its sight set on mining asteroids
A group of 21st-century private space entrepreneurs is expected to unveil an ambitious new venture to mine the surface of near-Earth asteroids in search of precious metals and rare metallic elements.
The plan may seem like it was torn from a science...Tags: Google Inc., Mining, NASA, Business Enterprises, G.I. Joe (fictional character)
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‘Gold Rush’ hits ratings gold; will ‘A Gifted Man’ live?
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIn Orlando, the top shows were "Undercover Boss" with 153,500 viewers, "Blue Bloods" with 142,800 and "A Gifted Man" with 128,100. Rounding out the top five were "Shark Tank" with 103,200 and "Primetime" with 87,400... -
Natural gold treasures go on display
You can still pan for gold in California, "if you know where to look," according to Laguna Beach gold and mineral collector Wayne Leicht. But panning for gold isn't what Leicht is known for. He collects the rarest, and possibly most beautiful,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Metal and Mineral
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Guillermo Martinez: Don't let prison scandal tarnish Peru president
A frequent traveler to Perú was telling me last week of how pleasantly surprised Peruvians have been with their new president, Ollanta Humala. The leftist former military man pledged during his campaign last year that he would not follow Venezuelan...Tags: Alberto K Fujimori, Peru, Crime, Law and Justice, Ollanta Humala, Cell Phones
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