Adventure at the 420 Level

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

Detecting Wet Ground Yields More Fun Than Gold

June 2019

We all continued over to another location at the top of a massive placer operation. Arriving at the draw, I showed everyone where gold had been found before and we all began detecting.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2004
• Comments needed
• Reid goes to bat for miners

Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Professional Nuggetshooter

October 2002
Howdy, fellow nuggetshooters! My name is Lunk, formerly known as Crummy, a professional nuggetshooter with a few tips for you weekenders who are thinking about going pro.

Treasure Hunters Abound in Greece

July 2000
Greed nearly starved Greece's legendary gold-transforming King Midas to death—but still they haven't learned.

Nevada Claim Holders Form Coalition

October 2010
Unlike producing mines, exploration companies and claim holders owning non-producing claims are not reaping a windfall of increased profits from the recent high prices for precious metals and other raw materials.

Our Readers Say

January 2000
• "Well, that's what we've been told, isn't it?"

RS 2477 Fact vs. Fiction

November 2006
The recent increased public attention given to Revised Statute 2477 rights-of-way also has been accompanied by an increase in misinformation being spread by some anti-access environmental groups and federal bureaucrats.

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