Happy New Year 2021!

January 2021 by Scott Harn

The Verde Copper-Gold-Silver-Zinc District, Jerome, Arizona

October 2012
When I was a student in the College of Mines at the University of Utah, the Verde district was used as an exploration model for “submarine volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits.” So I looked forward to visiting this district and the town of Jerome in central Arizona in the spring of 2012.

Melman on Gold & Silver

February 2015
Why, if America’s economic performance is advancing steadily…are two especially sensitive and widely-used commodities performing so poorly?

Foreign Investment Hits More Roadblocks

October 2006
Chad, Bangladesh, Peru, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are the latest in a long list of countries that have become unfavorable toward foreign-owned mining companies.

California Gold Adventure

January 2014
All locations gave up some gold, but one particular section of exposed bedrock with steep, packed crevices kept giving us good, consistent results. We had found our spot.

The Beer That Saved Goldfield

March 1999
The Nevada Historical Society's
"This Was Nevada Series"

Hard Rock 101: Mechanical Techniques

June 2020

Since we know that the secret to breaking rock is applying force from the inside out (putting tension on the rock), we will be looking at ways we can generate force using human and machine power.

Ask The Experts - How do I recover gold in pyrite?

October 2018

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