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There is still a small corner of the world where they celebrate mining. There is a wonderful place where miners do mining things: machine drilling; hand mucking; spike driving; and hand drilling. The winner gets the title All Around Miner. This is not some dream or fantasy. This is Miami, Arizona—60 miles east of Apache Junction on US HWY 60. You can join them for the 17th Annual Boomtown Spree on April 20, 21 & 22, 2007.
David outwits Goliath. All our hearts beat with anticipation at the victory of the small, brave hero over the faceless mass-horde opposition. We all delight in seeing the race go to the swift and smart. This is why I so like this story from Australia, brought to my attention by Ben Young. It concerns the midnight pegging of claims by one determined individual ahead of forty multinationals. If he wins his court case he will be seven million dollars richer. And who cares if they are Australian, US, Canadian, or any other currencies dollars?
