Company Notes

August 2000 by Staff

The Long Road to Gold Point, Nevada

September 2013
Apart from the hard rock mines, there are abundant gold-bearing placers, especially in the areas in and around Oriental Wash.

Ask The Experts: Is an XRF gun useful for prospecting and mineral identification?

April 2017

Q: I’ve thought about renting an XRF gun with gold specific software to use for exploration this spring.

15th, 16th Century Coins Found in Romania

July 2000
A farmer in northwestern Romania has dug up nearly 2,000 Polish, Hungarian and Turkish silver and gold coins dating back as far as the 15th century, an official said.

Corner Country Gold

August 2002
In 1845, the intrepid Australian explorer Captain Charles Sturt set out from Adelaide, the capital of the Colony of South Australia, to search for a supposed inland sea in the center of the continent. Travelling northeast through South Australia into the northwest corner of the Colony of New South Wales, he and his party of 15 men found themselves in the midst of a fierce drought.

Whitehall Mine Foregoing Closure

July 2008
Strong gold prices are making it profitable to keep the Golden Sunlight Mine here open through 2015, company officials said.

Gold Point, Nevada—A One-Man Mining Town Restoration

September 2000
Almost 200 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, Gold Point was developed initially as a gold mining community in 1868. Like most mining camps, it experienced a typical boom-to-bust cycle, and by 1882, Gold Point was clearly on its way to becoming just another abandoned ghost town.

Montana Tunnels Gets Final OK

December 2008
Operators of the Montana Tunnels mine about 25 miles south of Helena have final approval to expand it.

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