Letter to the Editor

June 2000 by Guest Writer

Gold in Michigan

August 2001
Gold was discovered on the upper peninsula of Michigan around 1845, about the same time that rich iron and copper deposits were being put into production. Despite the discovery of gold and silver, most interest centered about iron...

Over the Divide

August 2003
Elaine Schrader
1935 - 2003

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

November 2001

Cuba Revisited

August 2000
The island of Cuba, 720 miles in length, lies 95 miles south of Key West, Florida, and 180 miles south of Miami. The island separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. Most of the island consists of rolling country under 500 feet in elevation, but there are a few small mountain ranges.

Residual, Lateritic and Gossan "Soils" as Potential Nuggetshooting Sites

November 2000
Nearly everyone who has drywashed or metal detected for placer gold within hardrock gold-mining areas is aware of "residual placers" (a.k.a. seam diggin's)...

Yukon Placer Miners Fighting Extreme Discharge Limits

May 2003
Hold up a glass of tap water and take a look at it. It’s about as clear as the new Yukon water regulations require the water returning to rivers to be after being used by placer miners. The new limit of 25 parts per million (ppm) sediment does not leave a lot of maneuvering room in terms of discharge.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

November 2014

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill   • Our Readers Say   • Guest Editorial—Unreasonable Interpretations   • Ruling Awards Giant Nugget to Finder   • Traditional Adversaries Reach Agreement   • The Gold Belts of Georgia   • Company Notes   • Placer Testing with Large Samples   • Gondwana Gold Gravels   • Quick Thinking & Rescue Devices Save Two Lives   • Picks & Pans: The Discovery Gulch Diggings   • Prospector Finds Cache of Emeralds in North Carolina   • My Old Carbide Lamp   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Hands & Pans on the South Yuba River   • Permafrost Tunnel Shows Cross-sections of Past   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update