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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Map of Mines with Amethyst

Mines with Amethyst

NameStateCountyLatLongTownshipRangeSection
76 RowsData exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
ADITARIZONAGRAHAM32.971944-110.371111005 S019 E26
AGUAYA PROSPECTARIZONAPINAL32.701389-110.681944008 S016 E26
ALEMAN ADITARIZONAGRAHAM32.946667-110.339722006 S020 E06
AMERICAARIZONAGRAHAM32.8975-110.326944006 S020 E20
ARAVAIPAARIZONAGRAHAM32.912778-110.319722006 S020 E17
ARIZONAARIZONAGRAHAM32.968889-110.359722005 S019 E25
ARIZONA AMETHYSTARIZONAMARICOPA33.6725-111.332222004 N010 E21
BABCOCK CLAIMARIZONAGRAHAM32.9725-110.35005 S019 E25
BEAUTY 1-7ARIZONAGILA34.191667-111.245833010 N011 E20
BERKSHIRE SHAFTCOLORADOMINERAL37.888333-106.944444042 N001 W14
BERLIN PITCONNECTICUTHARTFORD41.611944-72.776389N/AN/AN/A
BETTE NO 1COLORADOJEFFERSON39.378611-105.206389008 S070 W03
BIG SPAR NO 1 MINESOUTH DAKOTACUSTER43.648333-103.651667003 S004 E21
BIG STEVEARIZONASANTA CRUZ31.375-111.090278024 S012 E02
BLUE BELL PROSPECTUTAHTOOELE40.073889-113.268056009 S013 W01
CHLORIDE DISTRICTNEW MEXICOSIERRA33.6364-107.6814N/AN/AN/A
COLLINS PROPERTYARIZONAPINAL32.7075-110.686944008 S016 E26
COMMODORECOLORADOMINERAL37.870278-106.928333042 N001 W19
COPPER LODECOLORADOMINERAL37.87-106.928056042 N001 W19
COPPERSTONEARIZONALA PAZ33.879167-114.299167006 N020 W12
CORSAIRCOLORADOMINERAL37.845556-106.960833042 N001 W34
CREOLE MINEUTAHBEAVER38.263333-112.887222029 S009 W29
CRYSTAL HILL DEPOSITSCALIFORNIALASSEN39.854167-120.010556023 N018 E18
EATON IRON MINEMISSOURIIRON37.687778-90.896667034 N001 E02
EMPERIUS MINECOLORADOMINERAL37.870556-106.928889042 N001 W24
EXCHEQUER TUNNELCOLORADOMINERAL37.867778-106.9275042 N001 W25
FAT JACK MINEARIZONAYAVAPAI34.159722-112.323611010 N001 W36
FORD,UNPATENTED CLAIM 4421ARIZONAYAVAPAI34.164722-112.324444010 N001 W35
GRAND CENTRALARIZONAGRAHAM32.975-110.337222005 S020 E30
GRAVEL PITCOLORADOMINERAL37.840556-106.957778042 N001 W35
HAPPY THOUGHTCOLORADOMINERAL37.891944-106.938889042 N001 W13
HEAD CENTERARIZONAGRAHAM32.978056-110.338889005 S020 E19
HORBAL PITCONNECTICUTHARTFORD41.611111-72.776389N/AN/AN/A
LAST CHANCEARIZONAGRAHAM32.977222-110.379167005 S019 E23
LEAD KINGARIZONAGRAHAM32.946389-110.341111006 S020 E06
LITTLE ALLIE MINEUTAHIRON37.711667-113.235556035 S012 W32
MAMMOTHARIZONAPinal32.706111-110.684167008 S016 E26
MAMMOTHCOLORADOMINERAL37.863611-106.912222042 N001 E30
MAMMOTH TAILINGS DUMPARIZONAPINAL32.705556-110.678611008 S016 E26
MAMMOTH-TIGERARIZONAPINAL32.706111-110.683889008 S016 E26
MC KEON PITCONNECTICUTHARTFORD41.633333-72.768056N/AN/AN/A
MIDNIGHTARIZONASANTA CRUZ31.378611-111.101667023 S012 E34
MOHAWKARIZONAPINAL32.704444-110.681389008 S016 E26
MORNING AND EVENING GROUPARIZONASANTA CRUZ31.376944-111.092222023 S012 E35
NELSON TUNNELCOLORADOMINERAL37.868889-106.929167042 N001 W25
NEW YEAR CLAIMSARIZONAPINAL32.704722-110.678333008 S016 E26
NUMBER ONEARIZONAGRAHAM32.964722-110.357222005 S019 E36
OREJANAARIZONAGRAHAM32.968056-110.371667005 S019 E20
OVERHOLT LODECOLORADOMINERAL37.85-106.925278042 N001 W36
PANAMAARIZONAGRAHAM32.958333-110.353889005 S019 E36
PARK REGENTCOLORADOMINERAL37.894444-106.943611042 N001 W14
PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARKARIZONANAVAJO APACHE34.8153-109.8647N/AN/AN/A
PLANK MINEMISSOURIDENT37.717222-91.6035 N006 W33
POHNDORF AMETHYSTMONTANAJEFFERSON45.866944-112.355556001 N006 W04
SANTA TERESAARIZONAGRAHAM32.966389-110.362778005 S019 E26
SIMEONE PITCONNECTICUTHARTFORD41.615-72.783333N/AN/AN/A
SINN FEINARIZONAGRAHAM32.977778-110.34005 S020 E19
SLOAN TUNNELCOLORADOMINERAL37.882222-106.935278042 N001 W24
SMITH PROPERTYARIZONAPINAL32.701389-110.687222008 S016 E26
ST. PATRICKARIZONASANTA CRUZ31.375278-111.099167024 S012 E03
SUNRISE MINEARIZONASANTA CRUZ31.373333-111.084167024 S012 E03
SUNRISE PEAK MINECOLORADOJEFFERSON39.688889-105.320833004 S071 W22
TENSTRIKEARIZONAGRAHAM32.905833-110.324722006 S020 E17
TIGER MINEARIZONAPINAL32.706111-110.681389010 S015 E26
TIP TOP GROUPARIZONAGRAHAM32.943056-110.340833006 S020 E06
TRAPROCK QUARRIESCONNECTICUTHARTFORD41.643889-72.779167N/AN/AN/A
TRAPROCK QUARRYCONNECTICUTHARTFORD41.63-72.771667N/AN/AN/A
TRAPROCK QUARRYCONNECTICUTHARTFORD41.641389-72.7675N/AN/AN/A
TULE CLAIMSARIZONAGRAHAM32.9725-110.335833005 S020 E30
WASSON BERYL DEPOSITCOLORADOJEFFERSON39.710556-105.327222004 S071 W10
WASSON RANCH PEGMATITECOLORADOJEFFERSON39.710556-105.327222004 S071 W10
WEDGECOLORADOMINERAL37.874167-106.931667042 N001 W25
WESTERN VEINOREGONLANE43.562222-122.632222023 S001 E24
WHITE OAKARIZONASANTA CRUZ31.375-111.085556024 S012 E02
WINDSOR MINEARIZONAGRAHAM32.940278-110.336389006 S020 E06
WOOSTERCOLORADOMINERAL37.882222-106.935278042 N001 W24

Ohio Geology and Collecting locations



  Only Paleozoic rock formations underlie  Ohio’s Pleistocene surface debris and Quaternary soils.  For long ages Ohio lay beneath a shallow sea which received successively enormous quantities of Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sediments; the erosional products of some 200  million years.  Few, if any Mesozoic rocks appear within the state, but every one of Oh io’s 88 counties is surfaced with Pleistocene debris.  The state was buried completely four  times by Ice Age glaciers, leaving the land
surface nearly level but with some fairly rugge d low hills in the southeastern corner.  There are few localities containing worthwhile gems or minerals, although excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified wood.

  Ohio ranks first in the nation in the  production of limestone and dolomite, and second in the production of clays.  Lesser prod uction of iron, petroleum, natural gas and coal from thick beds contributes to the mineral econom y.  But as far as the collector is concerned, Ohio is unique in but a single gemstone, an exceptionally high quality, colorful flint that is mostly a mixture of chert, translucent chalcedony, jasp-agate and common opal, rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood.  This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between Newark (Licking Co.) and Zanesville  (Muskingum Co.), a region of rolling, wooded hills.  Here, prehistoric Indians quarried the toolmaking material for arrowheads and other implements.

  While occurrences are widespread throughout  Ohio, the chief deposits of true flint (characterized by ease of working) include the highly colored  Vanport   flint of the Flint Ridge and the Upper Mercer  flint exposed in Hocking, Perry, and Coshocton counties.  Early American settlers also quarried a rough, porous flintstone from outcrops, especially around McArthur, Vinton Co., for making the burstones  they needed for grinding grain in their water mills.

  Other collectable minerals are rare, alth ough quarries in the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles sout heast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co. between Rtes. 51 and 579 yield good specimens of  Celestite,  Dolomite crystals,  Fluorite (fluorescent),  ,  Galena,  Marcasite,  Pyrite,  Selenite and  Sphalerite.  A few alluvial Diamonds have been found.

ASHTABULA COUNTY
  CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc. ⎯cone-in-cone  Calcite.

CLERMONT COUNTY
  MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare ⎯Diamond.

CLINTON COUNTY
  WILMINGTON, area of Todd’ s Ford, a mineral deposit ⎯Hematite.

COSHOCTON COUNTY
  AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford, Jackson, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Monroe and Clark; on regional knobs and ridges and just above areas of drainage in A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the Untied States 337 townships of Franklin, Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint.

CUYAHOGA COUNTY
  CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries ⎯oilstone.

DELAWARE COUNTY
  DELAWARE, area Co. exposures of bl ue clay, as clusters and nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic).

FRANKLIN COUNTY
  COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of  blue clay in rd. cuts, pits, quarries, excavations⎯Pyrite (clustered crystals sharply cubic).

HIGHLAND COUNTY
  SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio)  ⎯Hematite.

HOCKING COUNTY
  AREA exposures throughout Co. of the U pper Mercer horizon, commonly represented by black flint of excellent quality:  c  Benton Twp. Map, Sec. 24,  along high ridges and knobs, as nodules⎯flint;   d  Green Twp., 2½ mi. SW of Kachelmacher and 1 mi. W of Freeland School⎯flint; (high quality);   e  Sec. 23, E center, in a hollow as scattered nodules ⎯flint;   Washington Twp., SW part of Sec. 31 in a gully on the knob⎯flint.

HOLMES COUNTY
  AREA, townships of Berlin, Hardy, Killbuc k, Mechanic, Paint and Salt Creek (with occurrences in shale or sandstone); and conspicuous deposits in townships of Clark (limestone occurrences), Prairie and Walnut Creek ⎯flint.

JACKSON COUNTY
  AREA, townships of Bloomfield, Coal, Hamilton, Jefferson, Franklin, Lick, Madison and Milton, as nodules in the Vanport member ⎯flint.

LAWRENCE COUNTY
  AREA, townships of Decatur, Elizabeth, Pe rry, Symmes, Upper and Washington, as nodules in limestone exposures⎯flint.

LICKING & MUSKINGUM COUNTIES
  AREA, from 3 mi. SE of Newark, Lick ing Co., to 12 mi. NW of Zanesville, Muskingum Co., 8 mi. long by ¼ mi. wide:  c  Flint Ridge ⎯agate ,  Amethyst ,  carnelian , chalcedony ,  chert  (various colors), jasper-like  flint,  jasp-agate,  jasper,  Smoky Quartz Ohio 338 crystals, clear  Quartz.  From Brownsville, Licking Co., take US 40 E 3 mi., turn N to Flint Ridge State Park, and area of 10 mi. radius of private lands⎯gem flint.   d  Regional rd. cuts, banks, stream banks and beds⎯gem flint, translucent  chalcedony, drusy quartz .

LUCAS COUNTY
  SYLVANIA, SW, at jct. of Brint St. and Ce ntennial rd., the Medusa Quarry (SW of 4 quarries), very many specimens⎯fossils (some replaced by Marcasite), hollow shells lined with Calcite crystals or Marcasite.
  WHITEHOUSE, area quarries ⎯Celestite,  Gypsum.

MUSKINGUM COUNTY
 AREA⎯agate ,  Amethyst ,  carnelian ,  chalcedony ,  chert  (various colors), jasper-like flint,  jasp-agate, jasper,  Smoky Quartz crystals, clear  Quartz..
 ZANESVILLE, area mined deposits⎯Hematite.

OTTAWA COUNTY
  CLAY CENTER, area limestone quarry, famed ⎯Calcite,  Celestite (fluorescent), Dolomite crystals,  Fluorite (fluorescent),  Pyrite,  fossils.   GENOA, SE, in area quarries⎯Calcite,  Celestite,  Dolomite crystals,  Fluorite, Marcasite,  Pyrite,  fossils.
  GREEN (or Strontian) ISLAND, Put-in-Bay , Lake Eire, as fine crystals and large masses filling fissures in the waterline rock⎯Celestite.

PERRY COUNTY
 AREA:  c  countywide deposits, long worked, as nodules ⎯flint;  d  townships of Monday Creek, Salt Lick, Pike and Clayton, area⎯flint.

ROSS COUNTY
  CHILLICOTHE, W several mi., in a region  exposures of blue clay, as large masses⎯ Pyrite crystal clusters.

SANDUSKY COUNTY
  WOODVILLE, area quarries ⎯Calcite,  Celestite,  Dolomite crystals,  Fluorite, Marcasite,  Pyrite,  Witherite (fluorescent),  fossils.

SCIOTO COUNTY
  PORTSMOUTH, countywide regional quarries⎯Catlinite.

SENECA COUNTY
  MAPLE GROVE (N of Tiffin to Ft. Seneca on Rte. 53 and W 2 mi. on secondary line rd., then N ½ mi. to Maple Grove Quarry)  ⎯Calcite,  Celestite,  Dolomite crystals, Fluorite,  Marcasite,  Pyrite,  fossils, etc.
A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the Untied States 339

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY
  CANAL DOVEL, MIDVALE, NEW PHILADELPHIA, ROSWELL, WAINWRIGHT,
regional mines ⎯Pyrite.

TUSCARAWAS, STARK, SUMMIT & PORTAGE COUNTIES
  AREA, from the NW part of Tuscarawas  Co., in numerous townships along the valley of the Tuscarawas R. from Bolivar to Zoar Station, as nodules in limestone outcrops⎯flint.

VINTON COUNTY
 AREA:  c  Swan Twp., on Upper Mercer horizon exposed along an old rd. in SE part of Sec. 9⎯flint;  d  townships of Richland (Sec. 1, central part along an abandoned rd.), Wilkesville, Vinton, Clinton and Elk, in Vanport limestone exposures as nodules⎯flint.

WAYNE COUNTY
  AREA, Paint Twp., Sec. 24, near center, as black nodules ⎯flint.

WOOD COUNTY
  BOWLING GREEN, W and S, at the Pugh Quarry ⎯crystals of Barite (fluorescent), Calcite,  Celestite,  Fluorite,  Pyrite (all in cavities and veins).
  LIME CITY, area quarries ⎯Celestite (fluorescent)

Friday, March 30, 2012

Portis Gold Mine, Franklin Co. North Carolina

Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
Mine: PORTIS MINE
City: Mine ID: 146893
County FRANKLIN Seq Nbr: 0370690005
State NORTH CAROLINA Latitude 36.195833
Country USA Longitude -78.016111
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250' Quad Map
CENTERVILLE 7.5 MIN GREENSBORO
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
17 N 4009596 768307
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
HYDROTHERMAL VEIN SHALLOW-DIPPING STOCKWORK ZONE M
Deposit Desc:
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals
Ore Minerals
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
ALBITE Not Specified 8/J.07-20 Reported
BIOTITE Not Specified 8/H.11-00 Reported
CHALCOPYRITE Not Specified 2/C.03-10 Reported
Diamond Not specified 1/B.02-40 Reported
EPIDOTE Not Specified 8/C.23-20 Reported
GOLD Not Specified 1/A.01-40 Reported
ILMENITE Not Specified 4/C.05-20 Reported
Kaolinite Not specified 8/H.25-10 Reported
MAGNETITE Not Specified 4/B.02-20 Reported
Muscovite Not specified 8/H.10-70 Reported
MUSCOVITE SERICITE 8/H.10-70 Reported
PYRITE Not Specified 2/D.17-30 Reported
PYRRHOTITE Not Specified 2/C.19-20 Reported
QUARTZ Not Specified 4/D.01-10 Reported
RUTILE Not Specified 4/D.02-10 Reported

Bull Neck Mine, Fairfax Co., Virginia

Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
Mine: BULL NECK MINE
City: Mine ID: 337383
County FAIRFAX Seq Nbr: W000348
State VIRGINIA Latitude 38.9653
Country USA Longitude -77.2161
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250' Quad Map
FALLS CHURCH FALLS CHURCH WASHINGTON
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
18 4315060 307990
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
LOW-SULFIDE AU-QUART PLACER, VEIN/SHEAR ZONE LINEAR POST DEV
Deposit Desc: OPERATED FIRST AS A PLACER REMOVING RESIDUAL GOLD IN ALLUVIUM.
Local Structure AVERAGE SCHISTOSITY STRIKES N 15 DEG E
Non-Ore Minerals QUARTZ, GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, CHLORITE, SERICITE, FELDSPAR, TALC
Ore Minerals NATIVE GOLD, AURIFEROUS PYRITE
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
BORNITE Not Specified 2/B.02-30 Reported
CHALCOPYRITE Not Specified 2/C.03-10 Reported
CHLORITE Not Specified Reported
FELDSPAR Not Specified Reported
GALENA Not Specified 2/C.15-40 Reported
GOLD Native 1/A.01-40 Reported
Gold Not specified 1/A.01-40 Reported
Muscovite Not specified 8/H.10-70 Reported
MUSCOVITE SERICITE 8/H.10-70 Reported
PYRITE Not Specified 2/D.17-30 Reported
QUARTZ Not Specified 4/D.01-10 Reported
Siderite Not specified Reported
TALC Not Specified 8/H.09-40 Reported

Hopewell Barite Mine, Mercer County, New Jersey

Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
Mine: HOPEWELL BARITE MINE
City: Mine ID: 333257
County MERCER Seq Nbr: W044262
State NEW JERSEY Latitude 40.3719
Country USA Longitude -74.7869
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250' Quad Map
PENNINGTON (1970) 24000 SCRANTON
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
UNKNOWN S
Deposit Desc:
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals
Ore Minerals BARITE
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
BARITE Not Specified 6/A.09-20 Reported
Quartz Not specified 4/D.01-10 Reported

Newell Mine (Dixie Queen Mine) , Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Data exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
Mine: DIXIE QUEEN MINE
City: Mine ID: 146285
County CABARRUS Seq Nbr: 0370250028
State NORTH CAROLINA Latitude 35.261944
Country USA Longitude -80.535
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250' Quad Map
CONCORD SE 7.5 MIN CHARLOTTE
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
17 N 3901993 542297
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
Deposit Desc:
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals
Ore Minerals
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
Bornite Not specified 2/B.02-30 Reported
Chalcocite Not specified 2/B.01-10 Reported
Chalcopyrite Not specified 2/C.03-10 Reported
GOLD Not Specified 1/A.01-40 Inferred
Magnetite Not specified 4/B.02-20 Reported
Malachite Not specified 5/C.01-20 Reported
Molybdenite Not specified Reported
Muscovite Not specified 8/H.10-70 Reported
Pyrite Not specified 2/D.17-30 Reported
Quartz Not specified 4/D.01-10 Reported

Friday, March 23, 2012

Colorado Spinel Locations

NameCountyLatLongTownshipRangeSection
6 RowsData exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
BETTY MINEPARK38.741111-105.563889015 S073 W21
FAMOUS LODE PROSPECTPARK38.738611-105.503889015 S073 W24
IRON DIKELARIMER; BOULDER40.3936-105.695N/AN/AN/A
IRON MT TITANIFEROUSFREMONT38.340278-105.422778020 S072 W03
LONE CHIMNEY MINEPARK38.741111-105.563889015 S073 W21
MILL GULCH MINEPARK38.7064-105.5683N/AN/AN/A

Spinel Locations in New York State

NameCountyLatLong
20 RowsData exported from DRC 3.00 (c) 2012 Gary Kindel
CHENEY POND ORE BODYESSEX44.05-74.083333
CROTON AVENUE PIT & PLANTWESTCHESTER41.285556-73.875278
DALTON ORE BODYESSEX44.083333-73.616667
DE LUCA EMERY MINEWESTCHESTER41.282778-73.874444
EMERY HILL EMERY PROSPECTWESTCHESTER41.280278-73.879167
EMERY HILL MINEWESTCHESTER41.278333-73.874444
FOREST OF DEAN MinesORANGE41.334444-74.015
FURNACE DOCK EMERY MINEWESTCHESTER41.271944-73.869444
KINGSTON EMERY MINEWESTCHESTER41.244167-73.873333
LINCOLN POND MINEESSEX44.133333-73.583333
MACINTYRE DEVELOPMENTESSEX44.051111-74.050833
MONTROSE EMERY PROSPECTSWESTCHESTER41.239722-73.935278
MOUNT ADAMS ORE BODYESSEX44.083333-74.05
PEEKSKILL AREA PROSPECTWESTCHESTER41.25-73.916667
SALT HILL EMERY PROSPECTSWESTCHESTER41.239167-73.866389
SANFORD LAKE DISTRICT MINEESSEX44.05-74.05
SPLIT ROCK MINEESSEX44.216667-73.366667
TILLY FOSTER MINEPUTNAM41.4125-73.6425
TUNNEL MOUNTAIN MINESESSEX44.2-73.55
UPPER WORKS ORE BODYESSEX44.1-74.066667

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Digital Rockhound's Companion 3.0 Update

I finally have some DRC 3.0 news to share. I have finally solved the problems I found running DRC 3.0 on 64 bit version of Windows 7.

From a Software Developer's perspective whats new:

  • The entire application rewritten in C# .net 3.5 framework.  - No more VB6
  • Replaced GIS control with open source SharpMap control.
  • Using all standard Windows controls from Microsoft Visual Studio - No third party controls.
  • Using Iconic.ZIP library for file compression tasks. dotnetzip.codeplex.com
  • Switched reports to crystal reports.  (Boo! I know I know but I could not find a better alternative and it came with  Microsoft Visual Studio.

For a User perspective:

  • Same data
  • Similar User Interface (UI).
  • Better stability.
  • Better Windows OS support for Vista and Windows 7.
  • You can actually add new mines!  
  • Added Google Books to Book Search
  • Enhanced Show mine on map feature with thematic mapping for minerals and commodities.


DRC 3.0 Specs:
  • Pentium 4 or faster CPU
  • Supports single and multiple core CPUs
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 2 GB of free hard drive space 
  • DVD drive
  • Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
  •  Supports: 32/64bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Supports storing photos to Google+ (former PicasaWeb)
Supports posting blog entries to Google's Blogger  

Why upgrade from DRC 2.0 to DRC 3.0?  Its free!
  • It will be a free upgrade from DRC 2.0
  • It can be applied automatcially using DRC 2.0 check for Updates feature.
  • DRC 2.0 will be retired after DRC 3.0 has been released.
  • All new enhancements and bug fixes will go to DRC 3.0.
  • Its just better!


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