Ask The Experts - Advice for a new prospector in Placerville, California?

December 2018 by Chris Ralph

Silver Demand Driving Mine Production Up—Mexico Remains Number One Producer

July 1999
Worldwide silver production is expected to increase annually, reaching 567 million ounces by 2001, up from 1997 levels of 501.9 million ounces...

Germany Developing Gold Vending Machine

July 2009
It’s a novel twist on the vending machine: in go the coins, out comes a nugget of gold.

Governor Tells Industry He Will Consider Tax Cuts

March 1999
Gov. Bill Owens announced to members of the mining industry that he would consider a proposal that provides significant tax reductions for mining companies.

Cobalt and Nickel in Missouri

October 2002
Cobalt and nickel are tough silver-white metals, with similar physical properties, that frequently occur together in nature, along with copper sulfides. Cobalt and nickel are used as alloys, providing great strength and resistance...

Advantages of Modern Prospectors

May 2013
Modern-day placer miners have many advantages over the prospectors of the gold rush days. Our prospectors can reap many benefits from accumulated knowledge of the last 100 to 150 years, which is a long and impressive list.

Pullin' the Pin

November 1999
I first saw Pioche, Nevada while hitch-hiking into town in an old Ford with three good tires and one wheel hammered to an ugly steel disc on fifty miles of blacktop.

Economic Analysis on Critical Habitat for Bull Trout

May 2004
The US Fish & Wildlife Service has released the economic analysis and reopened the comment period for their proposal to designate critical habitat for the bull trout in 18,469 river miles and 532,721 acres of lake and reservoir habitat across the Western states.

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