Hijackers Make Off With 660 Pounds of Gold

December 1999 by Associated Press

Discoloring Assay Beads

October 2001
We have developed a discoloring procedure, that makes parting unnecessary in many cases. Our discoloring solution contains sulfur, an element that tarnishes high silver content beads quite rapidly.

In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—Up and Running

January 2010
The day has finally arrived. After five long years, much tribulation and many trial runs, today is to be a full day of production.

Gold in Guyana—Part II: Process Optimization at Sacre Coeur Minerals' Lower Puruni Alluvial Mining Project

August 2012
In Part Two of my two-part series I describe the mechanized alluvial gold mining operation on the lower Puruni River launched by Sacre Coeur Minerals in 2011.

Venezuela’s Chavez Halts Mining Projects

November 2005
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his government has decided to review and possibly cancel all mining concessions, and stop issuing new ones to foreign companies.

Picks & Pans: The Discovery Gulch Diggings

June 2000
Cold, clear water flowed around my neck as I sat in a water hole on Discovery Gulch in Interior Alaska. I squinted up at the hot interior sun, as it seemed to be trying to mock me, frying me in it's 88 degree rays.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

October 1999

Using Sucker Guns to Find Gold

November 2013
...if you have a good, rich spot, hand-operated systems can produce some decent gold.

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