Looking Back

February 2001 by Staff

Picks & Pans: Sniping for Low Stream Gold

September 2003
In southwestern Canada a couple of summers ago, the weather was extremely dry. So dry in fact, that some of the streams were at lows not seen in many decades. The wonderful advantage for sniping in the following fall was that...

Ask The Experts—Is it possible for a mountain range to have good lode gold deposits and yet the area streams not carrying like deposits of gold?

May 2011
Q: Is it possible for a mountain range to have good lode gold deposits and yet the area streams not carrying like deposits of gold? Or do the two go hand-in-hand?

Groups Wonder Meaning of Call for More Wilderness

July 1999
U.S. Forest Service Chief Michael Dombeck says there ought to be more wilderness—a comment that raised some concerns.

What's In A Name?

November 2016
The names attached to these areas came about from many sources. Many are easy to see why the name was given while others had a more contrasting note to them.

Melman on Gold & Silver

March 2014
...it is beginning to appear that we are recently witnessing a gradual buildup of background information that could lend strength to the arguments for ultimately higher gold and silver prices.

Economic Impact of Mining in Alaska

April 2006
The Alaska Miners Association recently released a report on the Economic Impact of Mining on Alaska. The numbers are impressive:

The Disappearance of State Mining Departments

May 2011
Unfortunately, mining is politically unpopular and support of the mining industry, no matter how many jobs it brings to a state, even in times of difficult financial need, is never popular among politicians of any stripe.

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