Geologists Locate Giant Gemstones

March 2005 by Staff

NWMA Show

January 2012
Every year the Northwest Mining Association holds an industry trade show. Many vendors are on hand, and there are many presentations given. With thousands of folks in attendance it’s not hard to get a pulse on what is happening in the mining industry.

Molycorp Minerals Reopens Mountain Pass Mine

November 2009
During the great uranium rush of the late 1940s, thousands of prospectors spread out all over the western United States sampling rock outcrops for traces of radioactivity.

Cerro Colorado Silver, Arizona

November 1999
It was the first mine developed by Americans in the Cadsden Purchase of 1853. A number of small near-surface mines had been operated by Spaniards and Mexicans in the region prior to the arrival of Americans, going back as far as 1740.

Shortage of Mining Engineers Projected

February 2005
As decade-high gold and silver prices spark a renewed interest in mining in the West, there are few mining education programs and fewer students earning mining engineering degrees due to two decades of decline in the US mining industry.

Millie's Tailings

February 2000
Hardy goldminers enjoyed creating nicknames for their cronies.

Copper Price Keeps Canadian Miners Busy

April 2006
The Canadian copper industry is benefiting from the current high metal prices, and exploration activity should remain high over the coming year as new mines are developed and continuous improvement programs increase efficiencies at existing operations.

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