Hecla Fights Bad Actor Label in Montana

May 2018 by Matthew Brown

Environmental groups last year urged Montana regulators to impose the bad actor designation, and now are seeking to intervene in the case.

Mining on the Comstock Lode

July 2014
Even with the decades of mining and exploration, much of the Comstock is still underdeveloped and its potential not fully tapped.

Prospecting for Copper Ores—Part II

July 2012
Copper is a critically important metal that we need to run our modern electronic society, and the long term outlook for this metal is for a steady increase in price.

Large Gold Deposit Types

October 2018

It is not necessary to have a PhD in geology, but you need to know the basics, so that’s what I am going to try to dig into here—the understandable basics of these gigantic gold deposits.

Using Structural Clues to Locate Buried Placer Channels

April 2014
They must have assumed the paystreak was spotty and had been mined out, so they never mined as close to the side of the valley as they should have.

A Father’s Day to Remember: 24,000 Ounces Gold in Quartz

October 2018

Father’s Day in Australia was on September 2, and it’s a day a group of miners from “down under” won’t soon forget.

Canadian Company Recovers 1,111-Carat Diamond

December 2015
It is the second largest gem-quality diamond in history, after the 3,106-carat “Cullinan Diamond” was recovered in South Africa in 1905.

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.

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