Enrichment of Gold Veins

November 2000 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Over the Divide: John A. Miscovich

October 2014
Mining “giant” John A. Miscovich died August 22, 2014, at the age of 96. He was the well-known inventor of the “Intelligiant” water cannon.

Gold in Tertiary Gravels

November 2015
In some places, semi-continuous sections of riverbed can easily be linked in many places to identify the path of the ancient rivers.

Modern Mining Reclamation

September 2015
A study showed that between 1930 and 1980, only a quarter of one percent of the land in the United States was used in all mining applications combined, including surface mining, tailings disposal, underground mines, and all mineral processing facilities.

Reading A River: Finding The Paystreaks—Part II

January 2009
How to read a river to find gold. In this second of a two-part series, we will take a look at how a river’s grade affects the formation of paystreaks, and how to go about reading a river to see the various catches and parts of a stream where...

The Bawl Mill

December 2014

• A lack of intelligence

• The $40,000 bird

• A little too transparent, a little too late

GATA Update

February 2001
As we reported in the January 2001 issue of ICMJ, the Gold Anti-Trust Action (GATA) Committee has been investigating whether or not the US Government, in concert with several bullion banks and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has been manipulating the price of gold.

Beach Mining for Placer Gold

June 2019

What I saw was a beach area that was just completely covered in black sand. Rubbing my hands close together like a kid in a candy store, I could not wait to get set up.

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