Guest Editorial—Sentaor Craig of Idaho Looking Into MSHA Complaints

May 2000 by Guest Writer

Over The Divide—Chuck Cox, 1943-2009

March 2009
We were saddened to learn that Chuck Cox, a long-time prospector and tireless organizer for the Washington Prospectors Mining Association, passed away...

State Rivers Closed to Prospecting in Washington

September 2003
The Washington Department of Natural Resources appeared at a recent dredge rally near Oroville to announce the closure of all state-owned aquatic lands to prospecting.

One of the Richest Beaches Ever Mined

April 2015
Everyone has heard of the golden beach at Nome, but Nome did not have the richest beach.

Picks & Pans: Detecting Micro-Nuggets

October 2005
Any detector specifically designed to respond to small gold will do. The best ones are the lightest ones with the smallest coils.

Ask The Experts: Will this detector work for me?

March 2017

Q: I live near the Gold Basin area of Arizona. What detector will go deep and be easier to use for small gold? I need some help.

Mud Men: Pocket Miners of Southwest Oregon Part II

March 2011
How many more clays seams lie adjacent to known shear zones and quartz veins in the pocket areas of southwestern Oregon?

Alaska's Hope-Sunrise Mining District

September 2010
Over 100 years of placer mining on the Kenai Peninsula has produced about 133,800 ounces of gold. Hard rock mines produced an additional 30,000 ounces. Suction dredging is currently the dominate mining method.

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