Market Spotlight: Platinum in Demand

December 2006 by Associated Press

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.

Who is a Qualified Person?

January 2012
So you think you have an ore deposit? The work has been long and hard, but there are a few drill holes, lots of samples and assays. The data is in a reliable computer and there may be a mine at the end of the tunnel. What is the likelihood of a profitable operation? Can you raise capital for development or exploration?

Explosives and Mining

July 2011
Explosives used correctly will save you both time and money being one of the best and most productive tools you can use.

Australian Prospector Detects 150-Ounce Nugget

March 2004
We’ll call this prospector “Bill.” Bill found the nuggets pictured in a gully in Victoria’s Golden Triangle, where everyone had been detecting for more than twenty-five years. Many good nuggets were found in this gully over the years, and whenever...

World Gold Council Launches New Gold Bullion Securities

January 2004
Thanks to the efforts of the World Gold Council (WGC), investors in the yellow metal now have an excellent new way in which to participate in gold’s price movements.

Adventure at the 420 Level

March 2000
Beneath the rolling fairways and manicured greens of a sedate golf course community in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, lie the 600-foot deep, water filled, caved workings of the once famous Phoenix Gold Mine.

The Hunch

February 2019

The mysteries of this spot were only just starting to develop. There is nothing but very bland granite-type rocks here,  meaning no bold, favorable indicators.

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