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  2. Gone winter rockhounding in Washington state? You can find ...

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    Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. ... A property owner can obtain mineral rights to the ...

  3. Mineral, Washington - Wikipedia

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    Mineral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis County, Washington, [3] on State Route 7 near the Pierce/Lewis county line.

  4. List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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    In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County. [ 80 ] ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue ...

  5. Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia

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    The Chamber of Mines formed a security unit known as "The Bureau", to prevent and investigate gold theft and, from 1907, the chamber financed the WA Police Gold Squad (known later as the Gold Stealing Detection Unit), initially with an annual contribution of £2,000 per annum (more than $275,000 in 2016). [7] [8]

  6. List of minerals recognized by the International ...

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    This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letters W and X.The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names; however, minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date.

  7. Ever gone rockhounding near the Tri-Cities area? You can find ...

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    Washington state is a hotbed for minerals, gemstones, crystals and fossils, making the Evergreen state a popular site for rockhounding. ... A property owner can obtain mineral rights to the ...

  8. List of active gold mines in Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major active gold mines in Western Australia in 2022–23, according to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.To qualify for the department's official list of principal mining projects an operation has to either had mineral sales valued at more than $5 million (or more than 2,500 oz of gold), or, for operations where such figures are not reported, had a ...

  9. Gold mining in Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Gold mining in Western Australia is the third largest commodity sector in Western Australia (WA), behind iron ore and LNG, with a value of A$17 billion in 2021–22.The 6.9 million troy ounces (214 tonnes) sold during this time period was the highest amount in 20 years and accounted for almost 70 percent of all gold sold in Australia.