Alaska Minerals Poster Available from BLM

March 1999 by Associated Press

Picks & Pans: Selecting a Gold Dredge

June 2001
I have made my living gold dredging for the past 25 years, and I am often asked how someone should choose their first, or next dredge. There are many considerations, and I hope to save you time and aggravation by sharing with you what I have learned.

Remote Throttle Benefits Dredgers

August 2008
I had been waiting my turn somewhat patiently to spend an afternoon at Terry Stapp’s workshop in San Bernardino, California, to build a remote throttle for my dredge engine.

Picks & Pans: Mexican "Edventure"

July 2004
Where can you find 80-degree weather, 76-degree water, 30-50 foot visibility, all the seafood you can eat, beautiful friendly people—and placer gold?!

Our Readers Say

April 2001
• "A better working relationship needs to be established..."

A Guide to Overlooked Gold Deposits—Part V (Conclusion)

January 2004
This is the primary geological and mineral assessment agency in the US. Part of the Department of the Interior, the Geological Survey, often just called “The Survey” or USGS, has been in business since its founding in the 1800s. This means you can obtain publications all way the back to the early days of the survey...

Nevada County Feeling Pain of Slumping Mining Industry

April 1999
A major slump in the gold mining industry is taking its toll on central Nevada, where county commissioners are planning a 30 percent across-the-board spending cut beginning July 1.

The Bawl Mill

July 2005
• Science fiction?
• It was just environmentally friendly landscaping...
• A very generous pension plan

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