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High Country Dredging in Kaufman Creek, Colorado
November 2001 by Leonard Leeper
I opened the front door of my house at 5:00 AM to find it raining hard and water standing in puddles all over the driveway. Just great! It hadn’t rained for 3 weeks, and on the morning we were leaving for a weekend dredging trip, the weather decided to change.Mood at Calgary Conference is Subdued, But Optomistic
Calgary is truly one of Canada’s most exciting, dynamic cities, with its geographical location in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies and its financial status as the heart and soul of the Canadian petroleum industry. It was in this exciting city that many of the mining industry’s leading experts and investors gathered recently.
"Gold Rush: Alaska" in the Porcupine Mining District

Over the Divide
Merle W. Swanson
1913-2000
Rare Coin Makes a Mint at Auction
Imagine a coin worth more than its weight in gold...
Prospecting After Winter Storms
So, how much rain does it take to cause a major movement of gravels in a stream and redistribute the gold? The technical answer is enough water to move the bed load of the river.
Pacific Legal Foundation Gets Significant Win
In an important victory for western property owners, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled for Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), and Idaho rancher Verl Jones’ family, in a closely watched case that addresses the standard by which injunctions can be issued under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Prospecting in Tennessee
As soon as I learned that there was gold in Tennessee I just had to go find some.
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