Exploration Drilling

June 1999 by Guest Writer

Ask The Experts

September 2016
• Is there a standard contract for placer mining to use with a private property owner?

Prospecting for Silver Deposits

August 2015
In some ways, silver is the forgotten precious metal because it straddles both the world of precious metals and jewelry, while having many important  industrial applications like a base metal. The price of silver reflects both the precious metal investment demand as well as the industrial demand.

Reese River Silver Mining District, Nevada

March 2014
The strike and the dip of the veins can be broken down into two categories: veins in the eastern area and along Lander Hill, and the veins in the southwestern portion of the district.

Picks & Pans: "Eye-Balling" for Alaskan Gold

May 1999
The gold miner held out his hand and showed me a sixteen-ounce gold nugget, slightly coarse in texture, and resembling a biscuit. I shook my head in amazement as he pointed out the exact location of his lucky find.

The First Prospectors

April 2002
Who were the earliest prospectors in the Western Hemisphere? Is there any way to tell?

In Pursuit of Gold and Silver in the Sierra Madres—Purchasing Land in Mexico

March 2007
My wife and I spent three years laying the groundwork to build a processing mill for gold, silver, lead and some zinc in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Northern Mexico, in the state of Sonora. In this installment, I describe how we purchased the land to build the new mill.

California State Gold Panning Championships

October 2011
This was a tough task and it required really fast speed and perfect gold recovery, with 210 gold panners competing to advance.

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