Lease Issued For Potential Mine Near Mount St. Helens

April 2007 by Associated Press

Nevada Miners: Check Your Claim Markers

December 2011
The Nevada Senate introduced SB108 in 2009 to prohibit PVC piping utilized by miners to stake mining claims.

Newmont Looks to Ghana

February 2006
Newmont Mining Corp. is intensifying a global hunt for the next mother lode of gold.

Niobium and Tantalum

January 2005
Niobium (columbium) and tantalum are related metals that usually occur together and are associated with vanadium on the periodic chart of the elements. Both metals have seen increased usage in high-tech applications in recent years because of increased availability.

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.

How to Complete Assessment Work and Claim Maintenance

July 2009
To put yourself in the best position you need to be doing all your assessment work properly and filing the necessary paperwork in a timely manner. Most prospectors don’t know a lot about the details of doing assessment work...

Gold Has Shown Its Mettle, But How High Can It Go?

November 2009
How high can gold go? How best to hold it? Questions on gold investment answered.

Gold Refining In The Ancient World

March 2015

One thing that stood out for me is that Agricola was very specific about the type of metal or wood in the implements and vessels that were to be used.

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