Interview with Congressman Gibbons on Mining Law Reform

January 2005 by Staff

Successful Gold Prospecting

January 2011
There are loads of new gold prospectors attracted by the current high prices, and so I thought it might be a great time to take a look at what makes some prospectors so much more successful than others.

Glaciers and Placer Gold Deposits

June 2010
Here we examine where and why placers are found in glaciated landscapes from the Ice Ages.

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. 

Evaluating a Placer Discovery

March 2000
Gold mineralization is usually first noted in an area by examining material weathered from the source and liberated or washed downhill from it.

The Bawl Mill

March 2008
• Mulligan for Clyburn—bogey for taxpayers
• The pig is back at the trough
• Mothers Against Renaming Roadways

Internet Scams

June 2008
It starts out innocently enough…

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.

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