Looking Back

March 1999 by Staff

Significant Progress for California Suction Gold Dredgers

January 2015
It was a milestone day in the battle to maintain the rights of miners to dredge on federal mining claims in California.

Finding Gold With Copper and Turquoise

August 2009
The signs of copper, which the prospector most commonly sees in the field in outcrops and on the surface, are secondary minerals caused by the action of air and water on the original copper-bearing sulfides that were deposited deep...

Rent, Lease, or Own Your Equipment

January 2006
Today, renting, leasing, financing and outright purchasing are simply tools of the trade for many financial professionals.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2015

• Flurry of new bills in Congress

• Gold mining bills in Washington State

• Idaho suction dredging bill

• California suction dredging update

• PLP fundraising drive

Using A Trommel For Placer Processing

April 2010
The behavior of a trommel is dependent on how it is designed and set up. Important design characteristics include feed rates, screen perforation sizes, cylinder size, rotation speed and incline.

Melman on Gold & Silver

August 2013
...frankly, the question is being asked, "How in the world could otherwise rational people even consider investments in the yellow in the yellow and white metals?"

Legislative and Regulatory Update

June 2003
• Comment period reopened for pygmy owl critical habitat in Arizona
• Limits on wilderness study areas finalized in Utah
• IBLA rules miner cannot set up store processing equipment on claim when no mining is taking place
• New law to protect claims and equipment in Washington State

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