Gemstones

October 1999 by Guest Writer

by Ronald F. Balazik
Excerpted from USGS Mineral Industry Survey's 1998 Annual Review

California's Mother Lode Quartz Veins

May 2015
The actions of the hot, ore-bearing solutions are not limited only to the deposition of material within the walls of the fissures.

Golden Age of Gold Dredges

June 2002
Over one hundred years ago, gold mining in California saw a radically new method tried out in the major rivers of the Central Valley. Large gold dredges floated lazily but noisily on the waters, bringing up the rich gravel from deep below. With none of today’s environmental restrictions on such methods, the landscape was reworked into a maze of patterns along the rivers.

BLM Land Swap Deal Raises Eyebrows

August 2002
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Washington D.C. is reviewing a land swap with a private company because the bureau allowed an employee of the company to arrange the deal.

Ask The Experts - Can a British citizen purchase a mining claim?

October 2018

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2013
• Oregon passes SB 838
• Meanwhile, in California

Montana Mining Association Raising Cash

October 1999
The Montana Mining Association is trying to raise more than $150,000 to pay lawyers to continue the battle to overturn Initiative 137, the 1998 ballot issue that banned cyanide processing at most new or expanded gold mines.

Ask The Experts: What to do with scheelite

June 2017

Q: What can be done with scheelite? Why does the ICMJ never list tungsten in the metals prices?

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