Dry Placers in Southern Baja

June 2003 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Mining Firms Uneasy Over Bolivia

June 2006
Bolivia’s plan to nationalize its natural gas industry and exert greater state control over all of its natural resources has North American mining companies fretting over their future prospects extracting the nation’s rich resources of gold, silver and tin.

Klondike Gold

September 2003
Rich placer gold deposits were found in the Klondike district of Yukon in 1896, and a wild gold rush ensued. The district is east and southeast of Dawson (pop. 1,300), mostly along Bonanza and Hunker Creeks, and their tributaries.

The Birthday Nugget Patch

June 2017

Down around 10 or 12 inches I hit a large cobble that appeared to be one type of hot rock for this area. I thought bad things about the new technology until I checked the rock.

What's Left Behind

December 2012
I love to see old-timer workings while I am out detecting for gold. For one thing, it assures me that gold came from there. Second, it tells me gold should almost certainly still be there.

Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods—Part I

June 2004
While most small-scale prospectors and miners focus their energies on placer deposits, most large mining companies put their efforts primarily into hard rock mining. Although many miners may see these as two separate worlds that can never meet, a better understanding of hard rock mining for small operators can be very helpful in many ways.

Electrum: Gold and Silver Together

January 2016
...if you are out prospecting and find something that looks very much like a nugget but has an odd greenish-gray cast to it, don’t be too quick to simply toss it aside as junk.

The Many Facets of Iron

March 2013
I’ve been fascinated by iron minerals for many years. So let’s take a look at this very interesting and colorful element.

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