Looking Back

August 2004 by Staff

Forest Service Chief Calls for Mining Moratorium in Montana

March 1999
The Forest Service wants a two-year ban on new hard-rock mining claims on 429,000 acres of national forest land on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in Montana.

Picks & Pans: Detecting Micro-Nuggets

October 2005
Any detector specifically designed to respond to small gold will do. The best ones are the lightest ones with the smallest coils.

Ask The Experts—14-day camping limit

July 2011
I was informed, in a less than friendly manner, that I can only camp on the claim for 14 days of every 90.

Melman on Gold & Silver

January 2015
The question of relentless government payouts continues to haunt the political system.

Melman on Gold & Silver

March 2021

Another potential problem is the body of regulations imposed by the Paris Climate Accord that President Trump had negated but which President Biden has immediately rejoined.

Here Come the MineBots

June 2004
In March 2004, Vulcan, a mine exploring robot from the Discovery Miner Program, was shipped to the Vulture City region to investigate the conditions of an abandoned hard rock mine. The shaft was typical of the dangerous mines that are...

Gold Mine Becomes "Golden Partner" of California Sesquicentennial

March 1999
Original Sixteen to One Mine Inc., the second oldest United States publicly traded gold mining company, became a Golden Partner of the California Sesquicentennial last month.

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