Company Notes

February 2001 by Staff

Calico Mine

May 2002
During the summer break of my first year of college in the late ‘50s, I was unemployed and bored, so my friends and I decided to do some gold mine exploration. We used to read a magazine called Treasure and had a good idea of where all the gold mines were located.

Selling Your Gold—Where To Start

May 2007
I don’t know of any miner or prospector who really wants to sell their gold. But the income might be needed to keep the mine going, buy new equipment, take a vacation or put food on the table. Whatever the reason, where does a person start?

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

September 2018

Prospector Finds Cache of Emeralds in North Carolina

June 2000
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," Hill said. "It's going to take 200 years to dig it all out."

Over The Divide: Charles "Chuck" Cushman

February 2019

Pick Up Austria's New Coin—If You Can Lift It

November 2004
The Austrian Mint recently unveiled its new coin—a 68-pound, 24-carat gleaming gold disc worth about $500,000—touting it as the world’s largest and a powerful investment tool.

The History of Gold Mining in Sierra County

February 2010
There may be some truth to some of the fantastic claims. The Ruby Drift Mine near Forest City is where 159 nuggets were taken out between 1937 and 1942—a total of about 1,000 ounces with an estimated value of $1.5 million when gold was...

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