1999 Tables of Content

December 1999 by Staff

Our Readers Say

July 2005
• Re: Jim Straight
• Re: The price of mercury

Melman on Gold & Silver

February 2013
Well, the year 2013 is now underway and we have surely entered the “Brave New World” that has followed the election of 2012. From my personal point of view, and I might add, unfortunately, this year and the ones following are beginning to appear that they will turn out to be quite similar to the preceding period.

That Something Extra

July 2012
The something extra is adventure. I thank God for my gold fever. It has made so much of this adventure possible and caused my path to cross with many persons who have left fond memories indelibly imprinted in my memory.

Desert Drywashing

February 2010
I thought I’d try something totally different—a large area of small material tailings. After about an hour of digging and test panning we both had more gold than all the other digs combined.

Gangue Minerals - What Do They Tell Us?

January 2017
There are a large number of different kinds of gangue minerals, and each of them has its own tale to contribute to the story of the chemistry and geology of a deposit.

Record-Breaking Alaskan Nugget for Sale

May 2001
Clay described working the placer claim with his D-6 in 1998, “when this big one just rolled....."

The Oregon Claim

December 2010
When I started dredging a short distance downstream from that feature I realized that I was into a major paystreak and much of the gold was coming right out of the upper gravel. I could see the chunky pieces falling out of the gravel as they were pulled into...

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