Adventure at the 420 Level

March 2000 by Sam E. Phifer, P.G.

Southwest Alaska Gold Project Progresses

January 2012
NovaGold Resources Inc. announced that a gold prospect in southwest Alaska is ready to advance to permitting.

Yesterday's Gold—Today's Mine

December 2011
It would seem that we are often indeed destined to repeat history. In terms of gold discovery, even with all the advancements that have been made over the years, it seems we are once again on the cusp of returning to the 1800s world of gold mining. Even as you read this, a new gold rush is taking place in a sleepy little town in South Carolina.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

August 2000

Hardrock Detecting

October 2002
A local mining company had been mining in the Circle mining district area creeks in interior Alaska for sixteen years. Using bulldozers, drag-lines, water pumps, and large sluicing plants, the owner-operator was very familiar with the geology...

The Carter and Reynolds Gold Mines: Is There a Yet Unknown, but Mineable Gold Deposit Here?

December 2004
The Carter and Reynolds gold mines were two of the earliest gold deposits to be exploited following the first discovery of gold in North Carolina in 1799, at the Reed gold mine. Both of these mines were worked to a limited degree between 1800 and 1900. The Carter mine is located approximately 3.0 miles east of Troy, North Carolina...

Placer PGMs in Alaska

January 2000
The state of Alaska is huge, over twice the size of Texas, with most of the population in just a few towns. The northern third of the state is north of the Arctic Circle, and vast regions are only sparsely populated.

Explorers to Salvage Gold-Laden Ship

November 2002
A salvage company struck a 20-year deal with Britain to search for riches in the sunken warship HMS Sussex, which went down in 1694, laden with gold and silver.

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