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Tonogold Resources Inc: Tonogold Appoints Brian Metzenheim Interim CEO and Accelerates Exploration of the Occidental/Brunswick Lode TC-004D Assays for the three recently completed RC holes are still pending. Since its last update, Tonogold has adjusted and expanded its drilling targets in the southern portion of the Occidental/Brunswick Lode. In addition to the five holes already completed, Tonogold envisions completing 23 additional holes, for approximately 2,400 meters of additional drilling....

  In the early 1900s, few people would have accused the Southern Pacific Corporation of acting in the public interest, much less of working to preserve the natural environment. The much more popular view was that of “The Octopus,” a 1901 novel by Frank Norris that presented a thinly disguised Southern Pacific as a giant, greedy, self-serving enterprise with its tentacles into everything. But in 1925, Southern Pacific’s self-interest coincided with that of protecting our natural treasures...

NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nevada region has just been named as the "worlds top mining destination," leading to a growing number of mining portfolios in the area. Perhaps one of the reasons for this title is Nevadas substantial mining potential. With the state containing two key characteristics miners look for--best practice for mineral potential and policy perception--this makes Nevada an outstanding option for production. Mining companies such as Blackrock Silver Corporatio...

Share this article NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nevada region has just been named as the "worlds top mining destination," leading to a growing number of mining portfolios in the area. Perhaps one of the reasons for this title is Nevadas substantial mining potential. With the state containing two key characteristics miners look for--best practice for mineral potential and policy perception--this makes Nevada an outstanding option for production. Mining companies such as Blackroc...

Ellin Mackay and Irving Berlin. Photo: Library of Congress By Michael Burke, Contributor Irving Berlin and Ellin Mackay put aside their differences in culture, background, and age to form one of the best-known, enduring and loving relationships in New York social history. At the same time, the stories of the Berlin and Mackay families, which both started with brave immigrants taking a chance in America, are not so different as they first appear. ℘℘℘ Their whirlwi...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Comstock Mining Announces 2020 Year End Results and Recent Updates; Launches Climate Smart ... Comstock Mining Inc.March 11, 2021 GMT VIRGINIA CITY, Nev., March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comstock Mining Inc. (“Comstock” and the “Company”) (NYSE American: LODE), a diversified natural resource production and processing company, announced its full year 2020 results and its plans for meeting t...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: March 4, 2021 My mother Marie, almost 3 years old. Sometimes writing articles about history can be frustrating, controversial, and even boring. Right in the middle of putting together an article about a large lumber company, its long-time log agent, and the beginnings of Lynnwood and Edmonds, I experienced all three moods, so I decided to put this particular project aside for the time being, take a break and lighten up a bit. With this decision, my thoughts then focu...

UNR has no plans to take down John Mackay statue or erect one of Colin Kaepernick Reno-Gazette-Journal 3/4/2021 Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette Journal © David B. Parker A statue of John Mackay stands on the UNR campus. RGJ file *DIGITAL IMAGE* *PLEASE DO NOT CROP* 10/17/00. Students at University of Nevada, Reno pays less for tuition than many other colleges in the West. Photo by David B. Parker. published cutline Photos by David B. Parker/Reno Gazette-Journal HELPING PAY F...

How it All Began The Western States Trail finds its origins with the Native People who lived as hunters and gatherers as part of sophisticated trade and seasonal migration patterns who moved across the Great Basin from what is modern-day Utah into northern Nevada, California and the mountains around Lake Tahoe. From their various ancestral homes, these routes of seasonal migration proved key. The Washoe people, for example, traveled to the shores of Lake Tahoe “ Da ow aga” (“edge of the l...

The Old West in color: Buffalo Bill, Teddy Roosevelt and the gold rush are brought to life in fascinating restored photographs A new book has brought the spirit of the Wild West back to life with more than 200 colourised photographs The new book is called The Wild West in Color: A photographic Account of our Nations Westward Expansion  Pictures in the book include that of Theodore Roosevelt in hunting gear and Belle Starr after her arrest