Company Notes

March 2000 by Staff

Crandon Mine Decision Still Years Away, Says State

June 2001
Nicolet Minerals expected to be mining zinc and copper from an underground quarry in Wisconsin by now. Instead, a state review of the project is only 75 percent completed after seven years, a top state regulator said.

Deadly Explosion Ruled Accidental

July 2000
A federal investigation shows that the explosion that killed a 42-year-old worker at the Trapper Mine near Craig in August 1999 was an accident.

How to Prospect for Silver Field Tests You Can Use to Detect the Hidden Metal

May 2006
Don’t bother eyeballing that rock for silver! Even if it’s high grade you’ll not see the familiar dime or quarter coin color. Native silver is almost as rare as brass ore. Well, if it’s so hard to find, is silver worth looking for? You bet! Just check the latest prices—and they may go higher.

What To Look For—And Look Out For—In A Placer Mineral Report

May 2015
Buying a placer claim or investing in a placer mining property comes with plenty of financial risks. You need as much information as possible about the mineral deposit in order to minimize those risks.

Drywashing and Detecting for Eluvial Placer Gold Research is the Key to Success—Part I

September 2005
How many of you remember hearing or reading the phrase, “only a small percentage of the earth’s recoverable gold has been found?” This more aptly applies to large mining corporations having the means to develop and run large...

Ask The Experts - Can GPR be used for lode prospecting?

July 2020

Prospecting Australia—Part III Anatomy of a Nugget Patch in Western Australia

December 2011
One of the most memorable nuggets I found in Australia was detected on the very last day that I was out prospecting. I was going along swinging my coil and I came across a blaring loud signal that almost blew my ears off.

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