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- American Mining Rights Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Minerals and Mining Advisory Council<\/a> – Minerals and Mining Advisory Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Public Lands For The People<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Western Mining Alliance<\/a> – Voice of the Independent Miner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Articles of Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Links to articles, newsletters, videos of interest to the gold prospecting community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- CGP: Search for gold \u2013 local prospectors tell us how<\/a> – CGP: Search for gold \u2013 local prospectors tell us how<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Equal Access to Justice Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Snowmobile group trying to track EAJA spending<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sue and settling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sue and settling meet EAJA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- How to find gold in Oregon now<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 51 Places to find GOLD in Washington<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tom Bohmker (Author, Historian, Mine Consultant.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Clubs and Societies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- American Federation of Mineralogical Societies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- North-West Mineral Prospector’s Club -North-West Mineral Prospectors Club | “Gold Mining & Prospecting Since 1981”<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Willamette Valley Miners – You Struck Gold!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Oregon Mining Association | Promoting Oregon’s Mining Industry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PNWGP LLC. – Pacific Northwest Gold Prospectors, Prospecting Gold, Gold Prospecting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- California Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Geological Society of Nevada<\/a> – A non-profit scientific society whose principal mission is to promote the advancement of the geological sciences, especially as they relate to Nevada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- GPAA Gold Prospectors Association<\/a> – of America – The Gold Prospectors Association of America is an organization dedicated to finding and mining gold on a small or recreational scale. It has gold claims across America, and members can work the claims for a yearly fee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- GPAA of Northern Nevada \u2013 RENO<\/a> – The local (Northern Nevada) Chapter affiliated with the Gold Prospectors Association of America<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The New 49’ers<\/a> – True Life Gold Prospecting adventure<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Reno Gem & Mineral Society<\/a> – Interested in preserving the environment, collecting and working with gems (and rocks), and sharing their knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Company\/Businesses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Flag Store: Flags, Signs, Banners, Flagpoles, Nevada Gifts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Newmont Mining<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Equipment and Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Prospector\u2019s Treasure Trove<\/a> – Your source for Metal detectors & Gold Prospecting products in the Pacific Northwest. Tigard Oregon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Armadillo Mining Co<\/a> – Dredge Sales, Dive Equipment, Mining Supplies & Metal Detectors. Grants Pass, Oregon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Garmin GPS Learning Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Garrett Metal Detectors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Keene Engineering \u2013 mining and prospecting equipment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magellan GPS<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Metaldetector.com Learning Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Minelab Knowledge Base<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Metal Detecting<\/a> – Ultimate Beginner\u2019s Guide to Metal Detecting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gold Mining Consultant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Journals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- International California Mining Journal<\/a>
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: State of Oregon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nMuseums<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals<\/a> – The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is a non-profit museum in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Located just north of the Sunset Highway on the northern edge of Hillsboro, the Earth Science Museum is in the Portland metropolitan area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Oregon \/ Washington Commissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- <\/a>Oregon Mining District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Prospecting Research Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Mineral & Land Records System (MLRS)<\/a> – The Mineral & Land Records System<\/strong> (MLRS) is an online platform that delivers state-of-the-art mineral and land records transactions, tracking, mapping, and more to BLM customers and staff.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Land Matters<\/a> – Promoting Enjoyment and Understanding of our Land and its Resources by providing free and easy access to the facts<\/strong>.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Google Earth<\/a> – See the world differently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Weather Radar \u2013 California\/Nevada<\/a> – Current Weather Radar, adjustable to areas around Northern California\/Nevada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Trade Associations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- Land Matters<\/a> – Promoting Enjoyment and Understanding of our Land and its Resources by providing free and easy access to the facts<\/strong>.
- Mineral & Land Records System (MLRS)<\/a> – The Mineral & Land Records System<\/strong> (MLRS) is an online platform that delivers state-of-the-art mineral and land records transactions, tracking, mapping, and more to BLM customers and staff.
- <\/a>Oregon Mining District<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals<\/a> – The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is a non-profit museum in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Located just north of the Sunset Highway on the northern edge of Hillsboro, the Earth Science Museum is in the Portland metropolitan area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Armadillo Mining Co<\/a> – Dredge Sales, Dive Equipment, Mining Supplies & Metal Detectors. Grants Pass, Oregon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Newmont Mining<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- North-West Mineral Prospector’s Club -North-West Mineral Prospectors Club | “Gold Mining & Prospecting Since 1981”<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Equal Access to Justice Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Minerals and Mining Advisory Council<\/a> – Minerals and Mining Advisory Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n