Ask The Experts - How do I stake this claim?

June 2021 by Chris Ralph

Ask the Experts

July 2007
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?

Exchange Moves to Protect Investors from Mining Scams

March 1999
Two years after the Bre-X gold mine scandal, the Toronto Stock Exchange proposed dozens of measures February 2 to protect investors from future mining-industry scams.

The Hunch

February 2019

The mysteries of this spot were only just starting to develop. There is nothing but very bland granite-type rocks here,  meaning no bold, favorable indicators.

Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part I Recognizing and Understanding Minerals

January 2006
Many individual prospectors would like to know a little more about the geology of gold deposits. There is no doubt that in the final analysis, no matter how well you operate your equipment, unless you can find the places where gold is...

Company Notes

August 2000
• CoreMarkets.com
• Canyon Resources Corp.
• X-Cal Resources
• Homestake Mining Company
• Pan American Silver Corp.

Gold of the Iditarod Mining District, Alaska

March 2014
It was the middle of winter and the valley was covered in snow, making prospecting a matter of sinking shafts in the ground.

Cue Resources Seeks Uranium in Paraguay

March 2011
Cue’s recent development of the Yuty Project has coincided with growing strength in the general uranium market. The price for fuel-grade uranium has risen to above $70 per pound for the first time in several years...

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