ICMJ Elected Prospecting Magazine of 1999

December 1999 by Staff

Precious Metals in the Patagonia Mountains

August 2003
The Patagonia Mountains are a small but rugged mountain range that adjoins the Mexican border some 9 to 16 miles east of the border town of Nogales. The range trends northerly for 14 miles and is about 10 miles wide, reaching an elevation...

How Much Gold Is In My Gold-Quartz Specimen?

June 2010
The method is based on the fact that gold is much denser than quartz, and the more gold that is present in a specimen, the higher the density of the piece will be as a whole.

Recent Prospecting in Plumas County

November 2010
Plumas has been historically rich in gold because of its favorable geology. The Melones Fault trends north-south through the county and many rich gold-bearing districts lie along its course.

Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

February 2000
The Little Rocky Mountains are a group of wooded hills, 10 miles long and 8 miles wide, which form an island in the Great Plains of north-central Montana. They rise to 5,708 feet, 2,000 feet above the surrounding plains.

Government Says New Mine Will Benefit Bears

November 2006
Grizzly bears stand to benefit if a copper and silver mine is developed beneath Montana’s Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said in a rewritten opinion.

Golden Sunlight Seeks Expansion

February 2008
The Golden Sunlight Mine in Whitehall wants to expand its open pit operations, possibly extending the life of the mine by five years.

Ask the Experts

August 2013
Q: Will my detector react to fine gold?

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