House Chair Requests Records on Forest Decision

December 1999 by Associated Press

Technology Opens Promise, Perils of Ocean Mining

May 2009
There’s gold in that thar sea floor. Silver, copper, zinc and lead, too. The problem is, it’s a mile or two underwater and encased in massive mineral deposits that layer a dark, mysterious world.

How to Stake Your Own Mining Claims—Part I

March 2016

Many new prospectors start out prospecting in public areas and club claims, and this is perfectly fine, but the next step in the progression of becoming an experienced prospector is to locate and stake your own mining claims. 

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2013
• Oregon's attack on suction gold dredging
• New DOI Director nominated
• More Forest Service restrictions in the works
• California suction gold dredging

Aussie Gold

November 2001
This is the first of a series of articles outlining prospecting in Australia for the visiting small prospector or miner. Whether you are just coming out for a holiday, stopping for a few months, or moving here permanently...

Ask the Experts

October 2012
How does one determine who owns a mining claim?

Ask the Experts - proper mining claim procedures

April 2013
Q: Can you offer any information on proper mining claim procedures?

Oregon Miner Challenges Forest Service’s Authority to Regulate Mining

October 2009
Judging by news accounts, Tracy was doing exactly what H.R. 365, commonly referred to as the Mining Act of 1866, allows him to do.

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