Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2009 by Scott Harn

Ask the Experts

March 2013
Q: Where is the best place to prospect for gold in Minnesota?

USFS Criticized for Renting Chopper in Nevada Dispute

November 2003
The Forest Service is being criticized for spending $15,000 to rent a helicopter to empty sewage from a remote outhouse in northeast Nevada, work a citizens group had volunteered to do for free by using a closed forest road that the group wants reopened.

Contrary to Rumors, Couple Will Keep the Saddle Ridge Hoard

April 2014
Some media outlets have speculated the hoard of coins came from a theft at the old US Mint in San Francisco that was reported in 1901.

Authorities Search for Lost Treasure Hunters

August 2010
Rescue workers were searching a rugged Arizona wilderness area in triple-digit temperatures for three Utah men who went missing on July 11, while looking for the legendary Lost Dutchman Gold Mine.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

November 2000
• More National Monument news
• Land-use advocates file another suit over National Monuments
• NWMA's Linda Skaer addresses EPA in northern Idaho

Gangue Minerals - What Do They Tell Us?

January 2017
There are a large number of different kinds of gangue minerals, and each of them has its own tale to contribute to the story of the chemistry and geology of a deposit.

What To Do With All That Gold?

May 2022

I can tell you that a lot of driving and digging hours went into getting that gold. I wish I had something to show for it. I told myself I would never do that again.

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