Melman on Gold & Silver

February 2000 by Leonard Melman

Fine Gold Panning Without Using Mercury

March 2012
The technique I will describe is a much safer alternative and it works. It’s a fine-gold panning technique that eliminates the need for mercury amalgamation of most placer samples.

Las Médulas—The Gem of the Roman Gold Mines

July 2018

This mine was a real wonder of engineering, and the water supply and drifts had to be carefully managed to keep it in operation. In fact, it didn’t close due to lack of gold, but instead closed with the fall of the Roman Empire.

Surface Indications Of Quartz Adularia Epithermal Deposits

May 2015
I am going to keep to the basics of surface indications and visual clues in the rocks and minerals themselves that help me find gold-bearing veins in this classification of deposits.

The Bawl Mill

April 2017
• Protesters trash the place
• IRS can't keep a secret
• Make way for minimum wage

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2004
• Small miners address Washington State Senators
• Recent IBLA decisions
• SEIS available for comment
• BLM to redo CBM study
• California forgets why it's known as "The Golden State"

Millie's Tailings

February 2000
Hardy goldminers enjoyed creating nicknames for their cronies.

Buckhorn Mountain Project May Be Revived

November 2003
The long-delayed Buckhorn Mountain gold mine project has been purchased by one of North America’s largest gold producers. Kinross Gold Corp. plans to begin mining there within two years.

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