Internet Posting Fuels Gold Rush in Brazilian Town

March 2007 by Associated Press

The Basics of Geophysical Exploration

February 2012
In developing a mineral property or mining claims, one of the first goals is to identify and quantify valuable deposits. The classic method of doing this is by drilling holes into the ground to sample what is below the surface. The problem is that one or two holes usually are not going to tell you a whole lot...

The Bucking Room

October 2015
Since this position was the least desirable due to the hard physical labor, the bucking room was used as punishment. Do you have a mediocre worker? Bad attitude? Off to the bucking room!

California Destroys Another Prospecting Business

September 2011
His small business managed to pump millions of dollars over the years into the California economy.

Treasure Hunters Abound in Greece

July 2000
Greed nearly starved Greece's legendary gold-transforming King Midas to death—but still they haven't learned.

The Golden Streams of Butte County, California

May 2011
Even though these were some of the earliest placer deposits to be worked, there is still plenty of gold left today—it just takes more work to recover. Knowing about the old locations where gold has been found is the first step to success.

A Break in the Weather

May 2017

Back at the entry point of the mine, we took turns slowly crawling down the slope leading into the mine portal with our metal detectors, hard hats and flashlights. The mine was hand dug and is about 75 yards long.

USGS Reports Increase of Imported Minerals

September 2001
Since 1993, US reliance on imports of raw and processed materials of mineral origin has increased more than seven fold.

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