Company Notes

May 2001 by Staff

Tips for Effective Drywashing

January 2011
Back in October I read with great interest Chris Ralph’s article on the use of a metal detector while drywashing, and I wholeheartedly agree—I wouldn’t even consider going drywashing without using a metal detector in conjunction...

Ask the Experts—Looking up mining claims on the Internet

December 2011
Q: Is there an Internet source ... that one can access to review which claims and at which location are the claims that BLM administrators close each year?

Identifying Gold Ores

February 2001
The following “clues” describing “hard rock gold ores,” while not 100% dependable, certainly will give gold prospectors an advantage:

California Wilderness Coalition and The Nature Conservancy Recruit Government Employees to Carry Out Huge Land Grab

May 2002
US Geological Survey, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and California State Employees Attend Environmental Extremist Conference.

Small-Scale Prospecting & Mining (A Little History)

April 2005
During the 49’er gold rush, because of harsh winters and adverse river conditions, the working season could be restricted for a week or more at a time. Moreover, many of the “argonauts” (a term dating back to the adventures of the early Greek gold seekers in seeking the Golden Fleece), were unprepared both mentally and physically to meet the harsh conditions.

Melman on Gold & Silver

November 2015
We have been concerned for some time about the growing roster of laws, rules and regulations under which the entire industrial complex must operate…

The Bawl Mill

January 2021

• Doing hard time, making easy money
• A cozy bear prevents miners from doing research. Well, sort of...

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