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.

Claim Staking Rush Northern Quebec, Canada

March 1999
...at least 10 junior mining companies have been busy pounding stakes in the ground of northern Quebec in hopes of claiming rich nickel deposits.

Prospecting for Copper Ores—Part I

June 2012
Copper is one of the metals that form the backbone of our modern civilization. Copper is an essential part of every computer, cell phone, automobile and household appliance.

The Importance Of Mining Critical Minerals In The USA

March 2019

Critical minerals are products that the government has designated as critical to our national interest because of both their potential military and industrial applications.

The Ely Copper-Gold District of Nevada

January 2015
The main ore deposits of the Ely district are associated with an east-west belt of altered and mineralized rocks measuring about one mile wide that extends 8 miles westward from Ely.

Nevada Miners: Check Your Claim Markers

December 2011
The Nevada Senate introduced SB108 in 2009 to prohibit PVC piping utilized by miners to stake mining claims.

The Basics of Froth Flotation

June 2015
I thought it might be worthwhile to take a look at the basics of this important mineral separation technique and how a miner can use it to recover the values out of an ore.

Prospecting for Silver Deposits

August 2015
In some ways, silver is the forgotten precious metal because it straddles both the world of precious metals and jewelry, while having many important  industrial applications like a base metal. The price of silver reflects both the precious metal investment demand as well as the industrial demand.

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