Gem Discoveries Sought in North Carolina Field

February 2001 by Associated Press

Ask The Experts

September 2015
Can the public take minerals from a mining claim?

Re-Opening Nevada’s Relief Canyon Mine

March 2018

When I read about these new discoveries, I often wonder how the original operators ignored all the additional ore. Yet this has happened again and again in Nevada and many other places.

Mining Camp Adventures—The Collinsville-Twin Creek Goldfields

March 2002
Collinsville had been the scene of several small gold stampedes. The golden paystreaks had paid well here at times, with two main creeks producing most of the gold, including a 19 ounce nugget found on nearby Mills Creek, which flowed 100 yards away from the main camp.

Detecting Nuggets—Overcoming New Challenges

September 2015
Depth is not an issue unless the site is thoroughly cleaned of shallow trash, and it is far easier to isolate and remove targets using a small coil in a target rich location.

The Forgotten Specimen—Part II

July 2009
The walk back to the car and subsequent search for Frieda took a lot longer than I would have liked. I had wandered much further than I thought.

All That Glitters is Gold

April 2002
Or is it? These man-made nuggets first started appearing on some of the Internet auction sites in the summer of 1999, at which time I became a little suspicious and purchased two of them.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

September 2014

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