Garrett Electronics - trusted by real miners & prospectors!

Magazine

All Articles

Melman on Gold & Silver

What a difference a year makes. It makes one wonder if we still live on the same planet!

Online access required. Please .

Add a Comment

Additional articles that might interest you...

So You Want To Be A Full-Time Prospector?


The high price of gold and the poor economic conditions here in the US have created an unusual situation—a large number of folks are thinking seriously about getting into prospecting and digging for gold on a full-time basis.

Melman on Gold & Silver


One of the most surprising jolts of the past month came with the decision of the Supreme Court upholding the legality of what has come to be known as “ObamaCare.”

The Gold Of Horseshoe Bend


And we eventually reached gold. It was a winding crevice of beautiful white quartz lined with small nuggets and loaded with fine gold. There were flakes and small granular pieces—there had to be a hundred or more.

Exploring Iron Oxide Copper Gold Deposits


The excitement over IOCG deposits began with the discovery of a monster deposit at Olympic Dam in Australia in 1976. The discovery was accidental as the operator was searching for strata-bound copper deposits.

The Art of Finding Coarse Gold Part II—Pocket Hunting for Residual Placers


It is a fact that many of the well-known placer districts of the Western US have small veins that contain sparse pockets of coarse gold as their source. This is the main reason why many rich placer districts have seen little or no hard rock mining...

The Bawl Mill


• A busy week at work
• Help Needed: light office work, good pay, good benefits...
• FBI pulling weeds in Washington, DC
• Oops!

Mining Boom Is Back In Northern Nevada


At the Gold Quarry open-pit mine, a massive electric shovel scoops 40 tons of earth in a single bite and dumps it into a 325,000-pound truck the size of a two-story house.

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill   • Our Readers Say   • NMFS Official Admits Bogus ESA Analyses   • Glacial Gold in Ohio   • Administration Officials Pledge to Work Closely With Miners   • The Fort Knox Mine—1,200 Ounces a Day   • Picks & Pans: Diamond Hunting in Wyoming   • Aussie Gold—A Look at New South Wales   • The Green Land-Grabbers: It's Not Just the Feds Who Are After Your Land   • ICMJ's 11th Annual Photo Contest Results   • A Rich Gold Strike at Scossa   • Company Notes   • 3809 Drawing Winners   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update

Advertisements

Garrett Electronics - trusted by real miners & prospectors!
Precious Metals Recovery plants and equipment
Fighting to keep public lands open to the public
Specializing in the processing of precious metal ores!
Watch prospecting shows on your computer right now
Free Online Sample Issue