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    We carefully maneuvered our way down, and as we reached the bottom, the view opened up into a beautiful river standing before me. I’ll never forget the first time I saw that stretch of the river. The summer sun glistened off the crystal-clear, slow-flowing water that drifted past tall hemlock-lined banks, over and around protruding chunks of bedrock, and then sped up slightly as it splashed over a small waterfall 20-yards downstream. For the most part, the river was between ankle and knee deep

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    Limited is a Sheffield based newly registered company that will excavate gold from leased mines within the United States(Southern Placer Claim in Kern County, Southern California) and Mali (West Africa). The company is founded by John E Roberts. 1.1 Products and Services As stated above, the Company intends to acquire land leases on properties known to have gold deposits. The business will then develop gold mines on these properties with the intent to extract, smelt, and package the

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    26 miles of stream and stream side habitat. Silver Bow Creek was used as a conduit for mining, smelting, industrial and municipal wastes for more than a hundred years (Weitz, Luxenberg). Rather large amounts of mine tailings deposits are found along the creek. These deposits contain elevated levels of metals and have been dispersed over the entire flood plain (Weitz, Luxenberg). Silver bow creek and the Summit Valley have not always been a site of pollution and contaminated mining sites. The Summit

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    The Problem with the Other 48 During our long, brutal winters we have moment of reprieve from the blistering winds. The clouds clear and during the night all the stars glimmer and shine. If you’re lucky, you will behold the northern lights swaying in the black night sky like a brushstroke. The night is silent, breaking only for the dogs chained to their small houses and the lone car that drives down the snow covered roads. It is a calm that we grow accustomed to, but never wish to change. Change

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    Journalist, Isabella Bird, in her journal, “Lake Tahoe,” expresses her feelings about Lake Tahoe and the journey there. Bird's purpose is to outline her trip and journey to Lake Tahoe. She adopts a nostalgic tone in order to express her feelings to her readers. Bird opens her journal, on September second, by describing what Lake Tahoe looks like in her eyes. It was “not lovable, like the Sandwich Islands, but beautiful in it’s own way!” she is saying that Lake Tahoe is not beautiful in looks however

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    DESERT ENVIRONMENTS : MYSTERIES THE DISAPPERANCE OF THE KEHLETS INVESTIGATION On March 22nd, 2015, an inexperienced prospecting couple went missing. Raymond Kehlet, 47 years old and his wife, Jennie Kehlet 49 years old from Beverly both disappeared while prospecting for gold in Tabletop near Sandstone. Sandstone is a small town located in the mid-west region of Western Australia and 661 km north of Perth. Sandstone has a small population of 105 people. Sandstone receives 255.1 mm of rain annually

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    Case study 1: Introduction This discussion and analysis around Antipodes Mineral Resources company (AMR). This report will associate with the possible types of investment projects, the working activities of an aspiring position in a CFO office, analysing the effect of Stock exchange market on the goal of the company and will lead to address the accountabilities apart from the responsibilities towards the firm’s owners. This will also outline potential project and what the financial manager should

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    Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa and Ghana: a comparison of successes, failures and futures in a “developed” and an “undeveloped” African country Few industries affect the social, economic and environmental sectors to the extent that the mining industry does. As minerals development expanded, so the international awareness of its impacts grew. Mining-related legislation, both internationally and nationally, has evolved significantly in the past two decades, actively aimed at ensuring

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    Gold Rush About the Gold Rush The gold rush started in January 1848 and ended in 1855. Gold was discovered in the American River at Sutter's mill in 1848. James Marshal was working at the mill that day when he found a shiny glow. He reached down in the water and picked up the shiny rock and it was gold he saw another and another then he ran to John Sutter's fort when he got there James Marshall and John Sutter went into a secret room and researched the shiny rocks and they determined the shiny

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    Silver City is the county seat of Grant County, and by far the most important town of the southern New Mexico. Presently, Silver City is a vibrant town surrounded with well develop structures and organizations, but the establishment of silver city took some years in achieving it present glory as a small town that stands out brightly in any rural community. The town is located at approximately 33 degrees latitude and 109 degrees longitude in the southwestern corner of the modern state of New Mexico

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