Forest Service Chief Calls for Mining Moratorium in Montana

March 1999 by Associated Press

Melman on Gold & Silver

November 1999
Once you have had a chance to look at our charts and quotes for this issue, I have one bit of advice. "Don't go running off to see your optometrist!"

Tips for Detecting Nugget Patches

April 2015

Certainly many other successful nugget hunters have mentioned these methods; hopefully I can add to or clarify these methods.

Melman on Gold & Silver

September 2005
Every financial writer enjoys a few moments of pleasure when one of his predictions is validated by the markets and your columnist is no exception.

The Curious Saga of the Jack Wade Creek Dredge

July 2010
As the river dredgers soon learned, it was not a good idea to leave your dredge in the Fortymile River over winter.

Papa's Got A Brand New Dredge!

August 2019

It was time to prime the pump and start the engine! Dan’s priming method is to use a small, submersible, 12-volt pump. My priming method is to use a hand-operated diaphragm pump.

Prospecting for Hard Rock Gold

March 2010
After several hours we finally found some old home sites that had completely collapsed, and the only items remaining were old boards and metal piping. Finding the old house sites was a good thing, but the old mines and vein systems were still...

Iron Minerals, Your Detector and Gold

January 2013
It’s worthwhile for the prospector using a metal detector to know a little bit more about the association of iron and gold as well as how iron minerals affect your metal detector.

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