Looking Back

March 2002 by Staff

Ask The Experts — Could you please include the stock symbol in "Mining Stock Quotes"?

March 2008
Q: Friends, I have been with you now for about 3 years. I cannot imagine a better publication!!!!
If at all possible, please include the stock symbol with the name of the company under “Mining Stock Quotes”...

Melman on Gold & Silver

October 2006
If the events of the past month have proven anything, they have confirmed the old adage that gold is truly a measuring device for the “International Temperature.” During the first half of the year and into mid-August, wars, threats of Iranian “peaceful” nuclear devices and North Korean nuclear jawboning drove gold to two-decade highs and kept it well above $600 per ounce.

A Gold Detector Sitting in a Closet Only Finds Dust—A Potpourri of Detector Tips

May 2003
Over the past twenty-five years I have used specialized examples of the various units mentioned in the following article. They all can find gold. Using an expensive “high-end” gold machine does not guarantee success. Your choice should depend upon...

Melman on Gold & Silver

February 2012
All we can say is “Welcome to 2012,” and if the first part of January is any indication, it is going to be quite a year on many fronts from the ongoing international financial crisis to the progress of a presidential election set to end this coming November.

The Goodnews Bay Platinum Fields

December 2006
“But first and foremost you have to have the geology. With respect to the geology, the Goodnews Bay placers, which actually were won from the Salmon River drainage and its tributaries, produced on the order of 650,000 ounces,” Foley says.

Tight Budgets Force Forest Service to Cut Back

June 2002
Seasonal wilderness-area rangers have been among the first to go as Forest Service managers juggle budget demands.

Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part V Geology of Hardrock Gold Deposits

May 2006
In this installment we will finish up our discussion of how primary hardrock gold deposits form. Understanding how rock alteration works can lead to some good ideas for exploring around old mining districts.

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