Looking Back

March 2005 by Staff

Wyoming Tops in Royalties

March 2000
Wyoming received the largest amount of revenues associated with mineral leases on federal lands within its borders last year.

The Vore Mine

July 2008
The price of gold has certainly raised some eyebrows and has prompted some new prospectors onto the scene. They are faced with the same problem that we old timers have—where to find the gold.

Gold in the South Pass Greenstone Belt, Wyoming

July 2009
To many geologists and prospectors, “greenstone belts” are synonymous with “gold belts” since they provide excellent places to search for gold.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

July 2012

Melman on Gold & Silver

August 2004
If there was one word that characterized news events of the past month it was “uncertainty.” Would the United States hand over the government of Iraq to the newly-installed leadership? Would the Fed at long last raise interest rates, and, if so, by how much? Would the new pattern of sabotage against oil pipelines in Iraq...

New Rules to Impact the Lease/Buy Decision

September 2014
Whether to buy or lease is a question facing many small-scale operators and prospectors even as credit becomes more readily available. While there is no one correct answer that fits every mining operation or business, compared to the simplicity of buying, leasing is far more complicated and may be getting more complex.

Picks & Pans: Working the Ol' Paystreak

November 2001
The bright yellow nugget caught my eye as I pulled the astroturf down the sluice box into the large plastic tub. I grabbed it from the mat, pretty much in shock because of its size.

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