Legislative and Regulatory Update

May 2010 by Scott Harn

Ask The Experts: What is a Spanish needle?

July 2017

Some fellow in Texas was selling a Spanish needle—a dousing device used to recover minerals in the old days. Do you know anything about these?

Higher Copper Price Brings Hope, Jobs

June 2004
Buoyed by higher copper prices, Chino Mines is reopening its ore concentrator and hiring workers.

Placer Gold in New Mexico

February 2002
New Mexico is not especially known for placer gold, although significant quantities have been recovered from certain districts. There are good opportunities for finding additional gold in favorable areas in the state.

2006 US Gold Panning Championships

July 2006
This year’s US Gold Panning Championships were held in Gold Bug Park, in Placerville, California. The competition site was set in the park’s pavilion among the trees and adjacent to the stream that runs through the park.

Ask the Experts

February 2013
Q: A few questions about diamonds...

Ask the Experts: Something for everyone...

August 2012
Q: Can you suggest some family and dog friendly vacation spots in California where I can also do some sniping?

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.

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