Company Notes

June 1999 by Staff

Ask the Experts

February 2013
Q: How do metal detectors work around precious metal ore bodies?

Randsburg—Still Going Strong

June 1999
Soon after the rich gold discoveries at Ballarat, near Death Valley, prospectors fanned out all over Southern California's Mohave Desert. Minor discoveries were made in many dry washes, gullies, and desolate areas, but no discovery has had the impact of the one that Frederick Mooers, John Singleton, and Charles Burcham, made in 1895.

Natural Crystalline Gold

July 2008
The beauty of natural gold is widely appreciated by both prospectors and mineral collectors, but the pinnacle of beautiful natural gold specimens are the spectacular crystalline formations.

The Bawl Mill

November 2000
• Gore honored with award ...

Hands-on at Iowa Hill

June 2011
A number of crevices were still waiting to be cleaned out. A lot of the gold remaining in the pit was very fine sized, but a few small nuggets were also recovered.

Feds Move Oil Shale to Front Burner

February 2006
A recent hearing on federal plans to unlock oil shale reserves in the Intermountain West was packed by small-time speculators, some of whom questioned whether today’s technology would let them squeeze oil out of rock profitably.

N.Y. Congressman Introduces Utah Wilderness Bill

June 1999
For the fifth time in the last decade, New York Congressman Maurice Hinchey has introduced legislation to set aside wilderness in Utah.

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