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In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
  Almaden Minerals Ltd. - Free Market News Network
Almaden Minerals Ltd. ("Almaden") is pleased to announce that Hawkeye Gold and Diamond Inc. ("Hawkeye"), the operator of the San Carlos project, has announced that a diamond drill program was completed at Almaden's San Carlos silver-lead-zinc-copper-gold project in Tamaulipas State, Mexico in March 2006.
Almaden will continue with its successful business model of identifying exciting new projects through early stage grass roots exploration and managing risk by forming joint ventures in which partner companies explore and develop our projects in return for the right to earn an interest in them.
Almaden has recently acquired through staking several new mineral projects in both Canada and Mexico, including the Tuligtic copper-gold-silver project and are seeking partners with the suitable business and geological resources to explore to advance the and assess the potential of these projects through drilling.
www.freemarketnews.com /Press-Release.asp?nid=4211   (1601 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Almaden Minerals Ltd.: Update of Mexican Exploration Activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Almaden is pleased to announce that a 100% interest in two new projects, named by Almaden the "Fierro" and "Lajas" prospects, have been acquired through staking.
Almaden's management believes that the contact environment between the intrusive and sedimentary rocks is prospective for both copper-gold and silver-lead-zinc mineralisation.
Almaden wishes to acknowledge an excellent working relationship with BHPB staff throughout the course of this mutual work program, which was focused on grass roots exploration over a large area of Mexico.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=165887   (924 words)

  
 IBM Research | Who we are | Career | An Inside Look | Almaden Research Center
Nestled in the hills at the southern tip of Silicon Valley, the IBM Almaden Research Center feels like a sophisticated summer camp for some of the world's most creative minds.
The center's glass walls are living landscapes of hillsides, open space and park lands laced with trails, dotted by orchards and alive with deer, wild turkey, and the occasional bobcat.
Among high-profile historic efforts, Almaden researcher Don Eigler was the first person to move individual atoms (the feat was widely enough known to be a correctly questioned answer on television's "Jeopardy" game show).
www.research.ibm.com /about/arc.shtml   (732 words)

  
 Almaden Minerals Ltd. - Free Market News Network
Almaden is pleased to be working with Tanqueray and Williams Creek and looks forward to the results that both companies will generate through their respective 2006 summer field programs.
Almaden plans further work on the Ponderosa, Gillis and Kwinshatin properties in the 2006 summer field season, but also seeks suitable partners with whom to jointly explore these new projects located within and adjacent to the emerging Spences Bridge Gold Belt.
Almaden currently has 15 active joint ventures, including 11 in which other companies are carrying all costs in order to earn an interest in the related projects.
www.freemarketnews.com /Press-Release.asp?nid=5479   (978 words)

  
 Birds of the Almaden Valley
Records for Almaden Quicksilver County Park include one heard in the Senator Mines Area on 6-15-00 (FVs), a newly fledged bird near the trailhead parking area in New Almaden on 6-12-00 (JMa), and a pair in that same area on 3-10-01 (AVe).
Nesting was confirmed at Twin Creeks on 4-11-88 and at the junction of Bertram and Alamitos Roads in New Almaden on 4-2-03.
Records for Almaden Quicksilver County Park include 2 in the Guadalupe Creek drainage on 1-21-99 (JMa), and 1 in a wooded gulch at the base of the Hacienda Trail on 3-7-99 (AVe).
home.att.net /~redknot/almadenbirdlist.htm   (7682 words)

  
 Almaden Quicksilver County Park - New Almaden and the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
The New Almaden Historic District is located along Almaden Road before the park's Hacienda Entrance.
New Almaden is not part of the county park, but the history of the town is intimately linked with the mining history of the park.
The New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Association is a non-profit volunteer organization that serves the park.
www.geocities.com /almadenqs/newalmmus.html   (1196 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/almadenfolk
I was driving the one road you have to be careful to drive on in Almaden, or rather, which way you drive on it.
One way leads up north into Almaden Spanishtown, the place where you can find all of the descendents of the miners who were mexican and spanish.
Almaden is Son of Thuma, god of redwoods, and daughter of Theramin, Dietess of the Neiman Marcus "Plantation Memories" sterling edition flatware booster set.
www.myspace.com /almadenfolk   (1061 words)

  
 Bay Area Hiker: Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Almaden Quicksilver County Park, you're bombarded with warning signs.
Mining began here in the 1840's, and the New Almaden Mines (later, after a shift in ownership the name was changed to the Quicksilver Mining Company) became a thriving area with several settlements, including Englishtown and Spanishtown, a company store, and school.
In spring, Almaden Quicksilver is famous for grand displays of wildflowers, but the park is pretty in autumn as well, when bigleaf maples, and fl and blue oaks shed their colorful leaves.
www.bahiker.com /southbayhikes/almadenquicksilver.html   (2453 words)

  
 Almaden Resources Corporation
Almaden Resources flipped 51% of this property to Santoy Resources Ltd. and VSE accepted agreement on 12June98.
Almaden has acquired an option on this property which hosts an epithermal vein system with the potential to develop a significant tonnage of bonanza-grade gold-silver mineralization.
Almaden considers visual results confirm that the Erika prospect represents the upper levels of a preserved low sulphidation epithermal system and that holes 4, 5 and 8 have intersected broad zones of favorable alteration mineralogy.
www.imdex.com /Companies/a/z_Almaden.htm   (2868 words)

  
 Almaden Resident | 0613 | March 23, 2006
He said the average rainfall in Almaden for the last 20 years is 19.5 inches.
Rain is one of the major differences between weather in Almaden and weather in downtown San Jose.
Also, Almaden tends to be about 10 degrees warmer in the summer and colder in the winter.
www.almadenresident.com /ar-news1.shtml   (780 words)

  
 Almaden Quicksilver County Park - Home Page
Almaden Quicksilver County Park is one of the jewels of the Santa Clara County Park system.
To the north are the upscale suburbs of the Almaden Valley.
The New Almaden Trail and the eastside trails
www.geocities.com /almadenqs/index.html   (526 words)

  
 Centerra Wine Company
With its new look Almaden is focused on extending its reach to new consumers and enhancing the experience of current consumers who value Almaden's quality and convenience.
The Almaden 'Light' line, which includes Almaden Light Chablis and Almaden Light White Zinfandel, is differentiated by a silver swirl and capsule wrap.
Almaden wine in new glass packaging is now available on retail shelves nationwide.
www.cwine.com /index.jsp?link=ournews/Almadenpkg.htm   (421 words)

  
 Almaden Prep: About Us
Almaden Preparatory believes strongly that a school should educate the "whole child" and, therefore, a well-balanced program has been our goal since our establishment in 1980.
Almaden Preparatory strongly believes that a child's success in school is a result of shared responsibility between the parent and the school.
She brings to her teachers and students the gift of learning in a professional and enthusiastic manner coupled with consistent discipline which is guided by fairness and compassion.
www.almadenprep.com /welcome.html   (440 words)

  
 New Almaden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mexican mining operations at the New Almaden were carried on by two groups of workers classified as "Tanateros" and "Mineros." Tanateros were the carriers of ore. Their stamina and physical endurance was severely tested as they brought out the ore over a tortuous course of travel.
Historical life at the New Almaden mine was vividly drawn by Mary Hallock Foote, the wife of Arthur DeWint Foote, the Resident Engineer from 1876.
New Almaden also features prominently in her memoir A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West, which was later fictionalized by Wallace Stegner in his novel Angle of Repose.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Almaden   (1199 words)

  
 New Almaden, Santa Clara County, California -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Named for the famous Almaden mercury-producing mines in Spain, New Almaden attracted a world-wide interest during the Gold Rush, since mercury was the primary reduction agent of gold and silver.
In 1997, the New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum was established in Casa Grande.
The Almaden Quicksilver county park, open from 8:00am to sunset, encompasses the mining landscape and several historic buildings.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/santaclara/alm.htm   (795 words)

  
 Kitco Casey - Gold, Silver and Natural Resource Stock Quotes, Share Research and Analysis
Almaden Minerals is an exploration company specializing in the generation of new minerals projects with world class potential.
Almaden currently has over 40 properties in our portfolio, 14 of which are currently optioned.
Almaden regards Mexico as being one of the least developed and most prospective areas for geological exploration in the world.
www.kitcocasey.com /cpr.php?id=13   (1778 words)

  
 Mariscal Mine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Almaden is the oldest and largest mercury mine in the world.
During the Arab domination of Spain, mining activity continued with mercury used mostly in medicine and in alchemy.
In 1835 Rothschild began the auction of mercury in London and the economic situation at Almaden improved.
www.hgtech.com /Mines/Almaden.htm   (429 words)

  
 Almaden Minerals Ltd.
Almaden Minerals is exploration company specialising in the generation of new mineral projects in the western half of North America, principally in British Columbia and Mexico.
At Almaden we minimize the risk of investing in a mining exploration stock by 1) maintaining a large portfolio of properties and 2) optioning our properties.
Almaden is based in Vancouver on the west coast of Canada and listed on both the TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AMM) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX: AAU).
www.almadenminerals.com   (203 words)

  
 Almaden Real Estate Homes for Sale in Santa Clara County Realtor Dan Walker California Houses for Sale
Because it is located towards the outskirts of the city, Almaden leads toward a large regional park with lots of land and open space, creating a country feeling to which many residents and visitors are immediately attracted.
A long time resident of Almaden Valley, Dan believes his familiarity with his community gives him a definite advantage by providing the benefit of his experience and excellent service to clients.
If you are looking for CA listings, home buying, homes and houses as newer or older residential homes for sale in Almaden, or other surrounding areas in Santa Clara County, CA, Dan Walker can help you out.
www.almadenrealestate.org   (848 words)

  
 Almaden Valley, San Jose, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Almaden Valley (often just called Almaden) is a neighborhood of about 37,000 in the south of San Jose, California, USA, roughly equivalent to the 95120 ZIP Code.
It is named after the New Almaden Mines, which are themselves named after the mercury mine in Almadén, Spain.
The major streets in the area are Almaden Expressway, Blossom Hill Road to the north, Meridian Avenue, Camden Avenue, and Highway 85 to the north (Running from 101 in Mountain View to 101 in SE San Jose).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Almaden_Valley,_San_Jose,_California   (330 words)

  
 Almaden Resident | 0611 | March 9, 2006
Three out of the four candidates vying for district attorney are Almaden residents: Dolores Carr is a 16-year resident; Jim Shore has lived in Almaden for 13 years; and Marc Buller has called Almaden home his entire life.
While Almaden Valley is not known for being a political hotbed in San Jose, all the candidates view their bids for district attorney as a coincidence rather than a sign of political change.
Karen Sinunu, Santa Clara County chief assistant district attorney, is the fourth candidate in the race.
www.almadenresident.com /ar-news8.shtml   (871 words)

  
 AlmadenSoccer.org
The Almaden Youth Association was formed by Almaden residents and for Almaden residents to build safe and quality playing fields for our children and our grandchildren in Almaden Valley.
Almaden Soccer League, Almaden Little League and Almaden Girls Softball League have joined forces to make these fields a reality.
With the field supply in Almaden getting smaller with each year, these fields can't be built soon enough.
www.almadensoccer.org /AYA/index_E.html   (104 words)

  
 dan's outside : Almaden Quicksilver County Park Photographs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Photos of buildings at Almaden Quicksilver - There is no escaping the fact that this was a mining site for many years (hence "Almaden Quicksilver County Park"), and I find the ruins historically and aesthetically interesting.
Almaden Quicksilver Park with Mt. Hamilton in the distance.
Almaden Quicksilver early autumn leaves in fl and white.
outside.danmitchell.org /photography/almadenquicksilver   (548 words)

  
 Almaden Valley Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Santa Clara County, California
Located in the rolling foothills in the southernmost valley of the San Jose metro area, Almaden Valley is an upscale, executive community featuring numerous parks, open space and a rural atmosphere.
Running along the ridge is Almaden Quicksilver County Park, one of the jewels of the Santa Clara County Park system.
At the base of the ridge is Almaden Lake Park, San Jose's only park featuring a sand beach and swim area for fishing, boating, hiking, wind surfing, picnicking and playing volleyball or horseshoes.
www.almaden-valley-real-estate-and-homes.com   (635 words)

  
 About the Almaden Valley
The greater part of Almaden is contained within San Jose City Council District 10.
Almaden is associated with the New Almaden Mines, which were named after the Almaden Mine in Spain and which produced mercury used processing ore during the Gold Rush.
The Hacienda de Beneficio (reduction works settlement), known today as New Almaden, included the Casa Grande, built by Francis Meyers in 1854, and was the official residence of the mine manager.
www.avca-sj.org /almaden.html   (176 words)

  
 Almaden - Historic Photographs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Until the mid-1970s, the Almaden area's mines provided almost all of the United States' mercury ("quicksilver").
It is shown at the newly opened Almaden station where it was moved after Graystone station was closed in 1966.
Then and Now: Almaden station, at 20399 Almaden Rd. When it was opened in 1966, this station replaced the Graystone station and the Almaden Volunteer station.
www.sccfd.org /almaden_historical.html   (186 words)

  
 “Almaden” by Kim Chi-won
Whether the woman in “Almaden” is a victim or not in unclear, but she certainly feels that she is one.
The main characters in “Almaden” are:  the woman, her husband, and the man; names are not given for any of them.
Students are led to be creative and use their imaginations, to examine the effects of imagery and figurative language, and to consider the writing process from an author’s point of view.
www.indiana.edu /~easc/lit_workshop/lesson_plans/Kelsay_2001.htm   (4108 words)

  
 Almaden Lake Village--Live at the Lake, Work in the Valley
Almaden Lake Village--Live at the Lake, Work in the Valley
Almaden Lake Village is a lakeside community offering one, two and three bedroom apartment homes that are designed with rich appointments and modern conveniences.
You'll enjoy the natural beauty of this community situated on the shores of Lake Almaden, and just a short commute to your office in the Silicon Valley.
www.almadenlakevillage.com   (99 words)

  
 Almaden Valley birding
It includes Almaden Lake Park, Santa Teresa Co. Park, Almaden Quicksilver Co. Park, New Almaden, Almaden Reservoir, Twin Creeks, Guadalupe Reservoir, and the entire length of Hicks Rd. To see a map, click here.
Trailhead parking areas are near the bridge in New Almaden, at Mockingbird Hill (off Almaden Rd.at McKean), and at the end of McAbee Rd. Chaparral and oak woodland birds, Common Poorwill, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, etc. Miles of trails to hike and habitats to explore.
Almaden Reservoir and Twin Creeks: The reservoir is good for Wood Duck, Common Merganser, Spotted Sandpiper (winter), Belted Kingfisher, swallows, and sometimes an Osprey.
home.att.net /~redknot/birdingalmaden.htm   (837 words)

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