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Ask The Experts—Columbium/Niobium
September 2008 by Staff
A: Niobium is a rare and strategically important metallic element used in a number of specialized high tech applications. The pure metal is a shiny grey color, but it takes on a bluish tinge...The Klamath Mountains
Over 7 million ounces of gold have been produced in the Klamath Mountains of northwestern California, 64% of which has been from placers.
California State Gold Panning Championships
It took two days to determine the best of the best, and it was a fight to the end.
The Bawl Mill
• Can you hear me now?
• IRS = Irresponsible, Renegade Scoundrels
• The $293 million dollar nap
Picks & Pans: An Arizona Miner
Sometimes it takes a hard head to go beneath a hardhat. Digging for gold isn’t the easiest way to make a living, yet it’s an honorable profession, dealing a lot with nature.
Ask The Experts: What is a Spanish needle?
Some fellow in Texas was selling a Spanish needle—a dousing device used to recover minerals in the old days. Do you know anything about these?
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Big win by a California suction gold dredger
• Administration locks up another popular gold mining area
• BLM creates de facto wilderness without Congressional approval
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Ask The Experts—How do I work this large quartz vein?
• Cashing In Your Gold: Working With A Refiner
• Our Readers Say
• Major Miners Go on Buying Spree
• The Big Gold Strike
• Gold Deposits Of South Carolina
• Investing In Junior Mining Stocks
• Bella's Birthday Nugget
• Hidden Treasure Mine—Foresthill Divide, California
• Jerritt Canyon Mine Lays Off 400
• Teenager Finds Large Nugget
• Winnemucca Rising While Other Towns Falter
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes
• Utah Mining History Being Erased
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