Looking Back

January 2000 by Staff

A Guide to Overlooked Gold Deposits—Part III

November 2003
Most of the old large gold dredging operations used a trommel. The trommel consisted of a long metal cylinder made of heavy punch plate in which the small gravel, black sands, and gold would fall though holes and end up in banks of sluices.

Nevada Gold Value Up Along With Production

July 2011
Nevada gold mines produced only about 6 percent more gold in 2010 than they did the year before, but the value of that gold was up a whopping 33 percent.

Mining Gold Near Elk Creek, Oregon

February 2009
Ed Bechtel got the gold bug rather recently. In 1999, he was introduced to prospecting by his brother-in-law. Ed joined the Washington Prospectors Mining Association, a local prospecting club, and attended a few gold shows. It was through a gold...

Montana Candidate Sees Natural Resources as Path to Recovery

August 2003
The key to returning Montana’s economy to its glory days is to remove the laws that prevent development of the state’s natural resources, says Thomas Keating, the only Republican who has declared himself a candidate for governor.

Recreational Mining in the Cache Creek Mining District, Alaska

October 2010
The mining district is more than 110 years old, but the two recreational mining areas are new. The State of Alaska designated the Petersville Recreational Mining Area within the past year and the Alaska Gold Mining Camp is not much older, so you can expect to find some unmined ground!

Miners Discuss Struggles at NWMA

January 2009
Falling metal prices and rising production costs have squeezed profits in recent months, forcing many mine layoffs and putting some new mines on hold. Now, the industry is gearing up for another fight over mining reform legislation with a Congress that has fewer mining supporters after November’s elections that saw Democratic majorities increase in both houses.

2000 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees

August 2000
ICMJ congratulates this year's inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame.

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