Aussie Gold

November 2001 by A.R. Cameron

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2018

• Pruitt out at EPA
• NDAA still under negotiation
• AMRA’s California mining bill fails to reach floor vote

The Koyukuk-Nolan Goldfields

December 2005
It has been said by many, “One of Alaska’s most beautiful places in the world is in the Brooks Range.”  You'll get no argument from me.

Internet Scams

June 2008
It starts out innocently enough…

Gold Hunters Hit the Web in Fight with Missile Range

July 1999
A group that hunted for gold for years on Victorio Peak on this restricted southern New Mexico test range has taken its legal battle against the Army to a website.

Today's MSHA

April 2012
We all know that it was never Congress’ intent to regulate gold panners and other individual mine operators through MSHA. In fact, I believe the concept of owner-operated mines with no employees was so strange a concept to the lawmakers that they never even thought there would be a need for such an exemption.

Picks & Pans: Detecting Micro-Nuggets

October 2005
Any detector specifically designed to respond to small gold will do. The best ones are the lightest ones with the smallest coils.

Gold in the South Pass Greenstone Belt, Wyoming

July 2009
To many geologists and prospectors, “greenstone belts” are synonymous with “gold belts” since they provide excellent places to search for gold.

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