Looking Back

February 2001 by Staff

Court Hears Arguments Over Rights to Shipwreck

May 2001
Nearly a century after the luxury liner RMS Republic sank off Nantucket, treasure hunters are still battling over the ship’s cargo, which some believe includes gold coins now worth more than $1 billion.

Our Readers Say

April 2004
• Re: "Designation of Critical Habitat Provides Little Additional Protection to Species"
• Re: "Fair and Balanced?  If You Have the Cash"
• Re: "The Joy of Prospecting"
• Re: "Texas Hill Country Gold"

Ask The Experts - Is there a Forest Service camping limit for mining claims?

April 2019

Alternative Gold Leaching Methods

January 2014
The ideal leaching chemical would leave behind what we don't want or need in the ore and take only the valuable metals.

Judge to Decide Regarding Release of Records

July 2000
The state Department of Environmental Quality asked a judge to decide whether the agency can disclose documents about the financial condition of a mining company facing a fine.

Imagining the Ultimate Prospecting Adventure

May 2019

I recently found myself wondering what would be the ultimate prospecting adventure. What would be the most amazing thing if I had no restrictions or limitations?

Modern Mining Reclamation

September 2015
A study showed that between 1930 and 1980, only a quarter of one percent of the land in the United States was used in all mining applications combined, including surface mining, tailings disposal, underground mines, and all mineral processing facilities.

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