Dry Placers in Southern Baja

June 2003 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Melman on Gold & Silver

September 2009
...while the public appears sold on the idea of imminent recovery and government politicians continually issue statements in support of that concept, several responsible columnists have issued their own predictions, and they are hardly optimistic.

Utah's Crescent Creek Placers

November 2009
The Crescent Creek placers are considered to be one of Utah's few commercial grade placers, but they are marginal and difficult to work at a profit.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

September 2005

The Bawl Mill

October 2018

• Prospector banned from college campus
• Early retirement...

Ask the Experts

January 2013
How do sluicing and drywashing compare in effciency?

The Golden Highway—Nevada County

February 2005
Highway 49—the “Golden Highway”—heads northeast out of Placer County into a stretch of Nevada County that is almost as busy as it was during the Gold Rush. The neighboring towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City are still booming—a beautiful location to live in the Sierra foothills.

A Word From the Editor

January 2009
Last year was an extreme roller coaster ride for the economy, mining companies, and precious metal prices, and 2009 looks like it’s shaping up to be another wild ride.

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