All Articles
Ask the Experts
July 2007 by Staff
Q: Some of the terminology you use is way over my head and this might be the case for other beginning prospectors. What does “igneous” mean?Additional articles that might interest you...
The Patch
November 2000
I used to hunt and fish all the time. Since discovering nugget-shooting three years ago, I haven't wet a hook or even looked at a hunting proclamation.
I used to hunt and fish all the time. Since discovering nugget-shooting three years ago, I haven't wet a hook or even looked at a hunting proclamation.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
August 2007
• This is a friendly reminder
• Homebuilders’ case may help miners
• “Ecological resources must be protected…”
• This is a friendly reminder
• Homebuilders’ case may help miners
• “Ecological resources must be protected…”
Melman on Gold & Silver
February 2015
Why, if America’s economic performance is advancing steadily…are two especially sensitive and widely-used commodities performing so poorly?
Why, if America’s economic performance is advancing steadily…are two especially sensitive and widely-used commodities performing so poorly?
New Arsenic Study Supports Tougher Standards
October 2001
A National Academy of Sciences report shows that the Environmental Protection Agency greatly underestimated the cancer risks of arsenic in drinking water, according to EPA officials and other environmental experts familiar with the report.
A National Academy of Sciences report shows that the Environmental Protection Agency greatly underestimated the cancer risks of arsenic in drinking water, according to EPA officials and other environmental experts familiar with the report.
Picks & Pans: Eureka! We Struck It Again
April 2002
About a half-hour after everything got underway, James came back to Harley, whispering, “Harley, you’re not going to believe this, but I just detected a vein with gold, lots of gold...I mean lots of gold. You’ve got to come and see this.”
About a half-hour after everything got underway, James came back to Harley, whispering, “Harley, you’re not going to believe this, but I just detected a vein with gold, lots of gold...I mean lots of gold. You’ve got to come and see this.”
Pursuing Rare Earths in Wyoming
June 2012
The company that wants to build and operate the mine, Rare Element Resources Ltd., promises high-wage jobs and economic vitality to an area where 40 percent of the population is age 50 or older.
The company that wants to build and operate the mine, Rare Element Resources Ltd., promises high-wage jobs and economic vitality to an area where 40 percent of the population is age 50 or older.
Judge Gives OK to Nevada Mining Tax Initiative
April 2012
A proposed constitutional amendment to raise the cap on mining taxes can proceed as written, a state judge ruled March 14.
A proposed constitutional amendment to raise the cap on mining taxes can proceed as written, a state judge ruled March 14.
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• More Tips for Evaluating Ores
• The Mountain Gate Mine
• The Basics of Small-Scale Heap Leaching with Cyanide Part I—History, Suitablility and Permitting
• Oregon Suction Dredge Permit Update
• In Pursuit of Gold and Silver in the Sierra Madres—Buying the Pilot Mill
• Life in the Alaska Gold Rush
• More Small-Scale Miners Attracted by Gold Prices
• Gold in New Zealand
• Ready “Ore” Not, Uranium Boom is On Again
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back







