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A Modern Day Prospector’s Story
March 2008 by Jonathan Porter
My first encounter with rocks and minerals started as a young child in the company of my siblings investigating the rocky mounds placed around the Australian coastline to help prevent erosion just north of Brisbane...
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Salted Mining Properties—How to Properly Evaluate a Claim
March 2012
Sometimes there are good mining claims on the market available to purchase, but there are also folks out there who are willing to take your money under false pretenses. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that these wolves in sheep’s clothing are few and far between.
Sometimes there are good mining claims on the market available to purchase, but there are also folks out there who are willing to take your money under false pretenses. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that these wolves in sheep’s clothing are few and far between.
Throw-Away Gold: Back to Basics
February 2002
Placer mining, whether for profit or recreational purposes, involves separation of free gold from the gold-bearing sands (gangue) of alluvial deposits by methods using specific gravity. The free gold can vary from 17 to 19.3 in specific gravity terms, depending on the alloy mix, which is usually silver, but can be copper, lead, sulfur, tellurium, antimony, or mercury.
Placer mining, whether for profit or recreational purposes, involves separation of free gold from the gold-bearing sands (gangue) of alluvial deposits by methods using specific gravity. The free gold can vary from 17 to 19.3 in specific gravity terms, depending on the alloy mix, which is usually silver, but can be copper, lead, sulfur, tellurium, antimony, or mercury.
Company Notes
September 1999
• Placer Dome
• Newmont Mining
• Homestake Mining Company
• Royal Gold Inc.
• Placer Dome
• Newmont Mining
• Homestake Mining Company
• Royal Gold Inc.
The Bawl Mill
November 2015
• Red tape at its finest...
• With the stroke of a pen
• Red tape at its finest...
• With the stroke of a pen
Onerous New Mining Rules Adopted in Washington State
April 1999
On December 4, 1998, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission (WDFW) adopted what has to be one of the most repressive and restrictive compilations of small-scale gold prospecting and mining rules in the country.
On December 4, 1998, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission (WDFW) adopted what has to be one of the most repressive and restrictive compilations of small-scale gold prospecting and mining rules in the country.
Melman on Gold & Silver
October 2015
Recent reports could be pointing toward a genuinely important change in direction for the American economy and it is a change that could be positive for the precious metals over time.
Recent reports could be pointing toward a genuinely important change in direction for the American economy and it is a change that could be positive for the precious metals over time.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
February 2006
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• Ask The Experts — How have fellow dredgers modified their dredges in order to retain fine gold?
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• Gryphon Gold and the Borealis Project
• Conducting Research To Find New Gold Deposits
• New Tax Considerations For Your Mining Business
• Searching for Gold at Paradise Valley, Alaska
• The Carson City Mint
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
