BC Premier Heralds "Golden Decade" in Forestry and Mining

February 2005 by Associated Press

Proposal Submitted for Lab at Homestake

July 2001
Rapid City, S.D. (AP)—Scientists and a team of South Dakotans have submitted a $281 million, five-year plan to turn Homestake Mine in Lead into the world’s largest underground laboratory.

Wyoming—A Land That Time (And Explorationists) Forgot

April 2004
Wyoming is a vast state, covering nearly 260,000 km2 of surface area, which houses fewer people than most cities (less than 500,000 call Wyoming home). The state has no state income tax, is driven by taxes generated by the oil and gas...

Protecting Our Access to Public Lands

June 2014
As prospectors, we cannot just roll over and continue to ignore the shift in public land management from multiple use to national preserve.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2000
• Alaska Dredging Draft General Permit AKG-37-1000
• Where the candidates stand

Family Sues US Mint for Return of Rare Gold Coins

January 2007
In a federal lawsuit, a family claims the US Mint illegally seized 10 gold coins that the family had found among a dead relative’s possessions.

News from the Editor

August 2014
Our goal is to reach out to the next generation of prospectors and miners who might prefer reading our monthly issues on their desktop computer or portable device.

Gold Deposits of Montana

March 2013

Historically, Montana has been an important gold producer, in terms of both lodes and placers, and it still produces gold for the prospector today.

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