Looking Back

March 2005 by Staff

Mining Company Pays Millions for Gold Dug From Mine Dumps

July 2019

Through a program that began in 2011, Barrick Gold Corp.-owned Golden Sunlight has paid out more than $45 million to small miners in the last seven years...

BLM Launches Mining Claim Records Viewer

December 2004
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has added some useful tools to their website. The Land and Mineral Use Records system has been meshed with a map viewer that allows users to obtain mining claim information in a useful format.

The Pedro Gold Dredge

October 2014
The decision was made to move the dredge intact, a massive undertaking indeed. The goal was to move it only one mile to the Busby’s Chicken Gold Camp, but what a mile that was to be.

Ask The Experts - What should I know about prospecting for titanium?

July 2018

Placer & Lode Gold Deposits

October 2001
Even though there are many varieties of gold deposits, prospectors often refer to two general types: placer and lode. Some lode examples include...

Picks & Pans: Lost Below

December 2001
The year was 1956. The place was a silver mine in Silverado Canyon, California. To familiarize you with the area, Silverado Canyon is located in Southern California near El Toro Marine Base, which is located near Majeska Peak.

Tools of the Modern Prospector: The GPS

July 2008
GPS provides the prospector a precise way of knowing just where something (like a mine) is located. There are many thousands of lost mine stories—some real, and some made up. The use of a GPS could well have made the difference to accurately record their location.

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