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Goldville, Alabama
June 2005 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Goldville, Alabama, (pop. 61) is located in hilly and forested country at an elevation of 1,018 feet, in the Piedmont physiographic province. It is near the northern boundary of Tallapoosa County.Recreational Mining in the Cache Creek Mining District, Alaska
The mining district is more than 110 years old, but the two recreational mining areas are new. The State of Alaska designated the Petersville Recreational Mining Area within the past year and the Alaska Gold Mining Camp is not much older, so you can expect to find some unmined ground!
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: When a Gold Prospector Goes to a Diamond Mine
As a gold prospector for the past ten years, I thought that I had a fair understanding of the steps necessary to find gemstones.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Financial Guarantees (Bonding)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Diesel engine exhaust
• Senator Daschle inadvertently helps timber industry
• USFWS implementing Wildlands Project without voter approval
Metals and Precious Stones in Wyoming
Wyoming is an excellent place for prospectors, rock hounds, and companies to search for a variety of mineral resources.
What Can I Do to Save My Mining Rights?
We can either surrender or draw a line in the sand and fight to hold the remaining mining rights we still have.
The Bawl Mill
• Dollars and (non) sense
• Speaking of overspending
• A hare-raising solution
• No longer in the majority
• Feeling a little vulnerable
Picks & Pans: The Trophy Hunt
Out of the frying pan and into the fridge! I just returned from the trip of a lifetime—Ganes Creek, Alaska. It all started back in November of last year when Steve Herschbach announced the Clark/Weize Mining Company was going to offer up...
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Pacific Legal Foundation Gets Significant Win
• States to Govern Own Roadless Areas
• Corralling Those Pesky Platinum Group Metals
• Turquoise Mining—Labor Intensive, But Worthwhile
• Companies Scramble to Boost Copper Production
• Mining Sisters Make History
• Picks & Pans: The Perfect Paystreak
• Using Rock Formations to Your Advantage
• Significant Oil and Gas on Alaska's Central North Slope
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices