History of Oil in California

February 2001 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

MMAC & PLP Update

March 2016

Just prior to our press deadline, we learned that a bill had been introduced in the Idaho House of Representatives to redefine suction gold dredging as a preferred use in public waterways in Idaho.

Just Another Ordinary Weekend

March 2015

There was no evidence that anyone else had ever worked this gully with the exception of some old sample piles near the foot of the ravine.

Ask The Experts—Amalgamation

January 2011
Q: Exactly how does amalgamation work? Does it “melt” the gold (or copper, or silver, etc.) and form an alloy? If one leaves a piece of gold in mercury, will the entire sample become an amalgam (combination) of gold and mercury? Or does it only affect the surface...

Legislative and Regulatory Update

November 2010
• PLP continues the fight for miners' rights
• Oregon miners fight back
• Bills address strategic minerals

Gold of Plumas County

November 2010
Plumas County has a rich heritage of gold mining, much of it from placer deposits that can still be searched and panned today. Being at the far northern end of California’s famed Mother Lode, it is quite often overlooked by those searching for gold today—really a well-kept secret after all of these years!

Michigan House Committee Approves Sulfide Mining Regulations

December 2004
Michigan would have one of the toughest sets of rules for sulfide mining in the nation under legislation approved by a state House committee.

Picks & Pans: The Professional Nuggetshooter

September 2002
I recently returned from a nugget-shooting trip somewhere in the extensive Basin Range of Nevada. While there, I happened to meet “Young Fella,” a professional nuggetshooter.

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