Looking Back

February 2005 by Scott Harn

Legacy of the Wandering Jew Mine

February 2001
The Tyndall Mining District of Santa Cruz County contains the oldest mines in the state of Arizona. Described as the most celebrated mineral region in North America, its ancient mines have produced a phenomenal amount of rich masses of pure native silver and ore prior to the arrival of the early Spaniards extending into the present century.

The Bawl Mill

May 2012
• Hotline turns up the heat
• Mad Men arrested for living up to their name

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

July 2012

The Search for Specimen (Pocket) Gold in the California Mother Lode

October 1999
Any good miner can drift along a vein to find concentrations of gold if it is there, using good eyes and panning.

Working on the Bear River

January 2007
Further downstream our motorized equipment was in play. One power sluice was going a lot, with a crew of four getting familiar with the equipment and working hard to create a holding pond to prohibit the muddy water and the...

What Is Incidental Fallback?

December 2015

If you take the time to read the instructions that are included with a 404 permit application you will find the words “other than incidental fallback” in the application instructions.

Picks & Pans: Gold Recovery in Placer Mining Operations

August 1999
Two of the major factors affecting the profitability of a placer mining enterprise are the relative efficiency of the mining equipment, and the rate and percentage of recovery obtained while conducting mining operations.

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