Company Notes

January 2003 by Staff

Executive Defends Special Mill Site Exemption

February 2000
Hardrock mining never would have happened in the United States if a recent interpretation of the nation's mining law had been in effect in the 1890s, a mining executive says.

A Long Dry Spell

October 2015
Just three weeks ago one of our prospecting team members decided to go back to this location on his own. He had a new detector and wanted to try it out some.

Looking Back

June 2004
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

The Unusual Forest Nugget Patch

October 2018

This is the story of a nugget patch I’ve been working on that is a bit unusual. I won’t be telling you where it is located, but I will tell you how I found it and how I’ve worked it.

Benches and Fossil Placers

March 2013
Unfortunately for us mortal humans, we have a poor perspective on geologic time. When we look at a landscape such as a stream valley, we see it only in two, or at the most, three dimensions. We have poor comprehension of the valley’s fourth and most important dimension—time.

Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices

June 2011

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2009
• Roadless Rule revisited
• Kensington finally gets stamp of approval
• Interior places restrictions on mining claims near Grand Canyon

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