Mine Woes Could Mean Higher Taxes

March 1999 by Associated Press

A Great Day On The Feather River

August 2015
Mike and Machael dug in just downriver of that boulder pile and right away found good color and a few small pickers.

Sampling, Hydro-Shocking & Cleaning Quartz-Gold Specimens

May 2017

Many specimens have a small amount of gold and are not pretty to look at. There is a nifty way to give them a makeover and make them much prettier than they were when you found them. 

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2004
• Comments needed
• Reid goes to bat for miners

Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods—Part I

June 2004
While most small-scale prospectors and miners focus their energies on placer deposits, most large mining companies put their efforts primarily into hard rock mining. Although many miners may see these as two separate worlds that can never meet, a better understanding of hard rock mining for small operators can be very helpful in many ways.

From the Editor

August 2008
You will find a few articles in this issue that you wouldn’t normally expect to see in the Journal. Don’t fret—we’re not changing our focus, but the time seemed right to address a few pressing topics.

Gold Deposits in Skarn

July 2003
Skarn consists of coarse-grained calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum silicates formed by hydrothermal solutions, which replace limestone or dolomite near the contact with an igneous intrusion. The contact metamorphism is usually caused by an intrusion such as quartz monzonite, granodiorite, or similar rock type, which may or may not be mineralized.

Ask The Experts

March 2016
Can a metal detector be used to find limonitic gossan material?

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