Alaska Minerals Poster Available from BLM

March 1999 by Associated Press

Gold in Washington

April 2000
The state of Washington, the smallest, in area, of the western states, is dominated by the north-trending Cascade Range. The highest peak in the Cascades, Mt. Rainier, reaches an elevation of 14,411 feet.

How To File A Mining Claim

April 2019

Filing claims is actually quite easy, though there are a number of pitfalls that you should watch out for. Over the years, I have made just about every mistake you can with a mining claim, and have learned a few things to watch out for along the way.

The Subsurface Suction Dredge

November 2013
The problems of the submersible dredge tube are addressed by the subsurface dredge, where the enclosed sluice recovery tube is suspended from a flotation assembly...

Mining Investment—Or Fraud?

June 2002
The rapid fall of the stock market created a situation in which investors not only pulled back from traditional equities, assuming dot coms are traditional investments, but many recent arrivals in the world’s...

The Bawl Mill

November 2016
By the numbers, election edition

Prospecting Homonyms

April 2012
Three homonyms come to mind when I think of gemstones, gold and vegetables: carrot, carat and karat. Let’s look at carrot first.

Ask the Experts

December 2012
Questions regarding patented and unpatented mining claims and the legal rights surrounding them.

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