Looking Back

July 2000 by Staff

Picks & Pans: Rattlesnakes in a Gold Camp

February 2004
Leon was leading the way as we hiked the trail out of North Canyon. Without any warning Leon leaped into the air. He had just spotted a big rattlesnake lying in the grass beside the trail.

Ask the Experts

May 2014
Setting up a gravity dredge

Eastern Oregon Mine Seeks Permits

September 2012
After a host of companies spent 20 years prospecting, a mining firm is ready to make a play on the $2 billion lode of gold sitting in Eastern Oregon.

We’re Still Thinking About It

April 2018

We have learned over the years, of course, that “previous development,” “roadless,” and “local support,” are in the mind of the beholder.

The Most Obvious Place

April 2009
“The biggest nugget you’ll ever find is in a spot that many have walked over for years.” I’m not sure who told me that, but the more I think about that statement, the more it makes sense.

The Smell of Gold -- Part II

July 2015
While mapping, I also found rock chips in the soil that were characteristic of the same wall rock alteration that occurs adjacent to the known lodes in the greenstone belt.

Montana Multiple Use Association Backs Miner

May 2005
The case is Fortner & Montana Multiple Use Association v. Broadwater County Soil Conservation District, Cause No. DV-04-45. Fortner is a miner who owns patented mining claims in Confederate Gulch in Broadwater County.

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