Editorial

February 2002 by Guest Writer

The Joy of Prospecting

February 2004
I have been prospecting and mining for gold, both as a hobby and as an occupation, for nearly 30 years. From the deep green forests to the rolling sagebrush hills, few people see as much of America’s wide-open spaces as I do.

Mining Journal Receives Honor

September 2018

For the 20th consecutive year, ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal was voted “Prospecting Magazine of the Year”...

Special Suction Dredge Permits in Jeopardy

October 1999
As we go to press, Horseshoe Bar Action & Research, a division of the Gold Country Miners small-scale mining club, brought to ICMJ's attention a potentially very significant problem for gold dredgers in California.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

January 2017

Searching for Placer Diamonds

December 2003
In order to search for placer diamonds, the prospector needs to first become familiar with the commodity that he/she is looking for. Diamonds are extraordinary minerals with extreme hardness that have inherited beauty sought for personal adornment and...

Ask The Experts - Is this a significant cobalt find?

May 2018

The Bawl Mill

August 2005
• House makes another withdrawl from your account
• Pot calling the kettle...
• A meal worth supersizing

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