Geo Gold Emmons

Comments, articles and interesting items on geology and gold exploration. Interesting travel sites for geologists and mining enthusiasts. By a retired exploration geologist.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Borate Mining in Death Valley, California: 1960's to 2005

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My first job out of college was in Death Valley.  I graduated from San Diego State University in August 1974 with a Bachelor of Science de...
Monday, August 22, 2016

Borneo: A Photo Tour of Artisanal Gold Mining in 1993

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In 1993, I visited the Pangkut area of Borneo (Kalimantan, Indonesia) to examine the gold potential for the mining and exploration company ...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Archie's Rule of Thumb for Mineral Deposit Economics

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Archibald M. Bell (1906 - 1991) was a mining geologist and long time VP of Exploration for Noranda.  Later he was a successful consulting g...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

The Pink and White Terraces of Lake Rotomahana, NZ

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Greetings from Texas , On April 26, 2016, Robin Wylie of the BBC posted an interesting story on the web about the rediscovery of the Pink ...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Geology as Written by John McPhee

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This post is to introduce John McPhee to the geologists that have not yet discovered his wonderful writing of "creative non-fiction....
Thursday, June 2, 2016

The Red Sandstone of Heidelberg Castle, Germany

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Dear friends and colleagues, In 2014, I took the Viking River Cruise up the Rhine from Amsterdam to Basal.  The trip went through four cou...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Dikes Exposed - California & Nevada

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Dear friends, It has been too long since I last posted.  My excuse is selling our house in Reno and moving to Leander, Texas (25 north of ...
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Retired exploration geologist that worked from 1974 to 2015 in gold exploration and mining, industrial minerals, and metals.
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