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Mining Benefits Everyone During Winter Months

Products from the mining industry contribute to winter safety and comfort for Nevada residents.

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Contact Information for Oregon Senators


Phone or email these Senators and politely express your thoughts and opinions on the pending legislation. (See Legislative and Regulatory Update for more information on the pending legislation.)

Prospecting for Silver With a Geiger Counter


Light-colored volcanic tuff or tuffaceous sandstone often contains small amounts of uranium, enough to be detected with a sensitive radiation detector. Sometimes, the mass effect of the radiation is substantial.

Company Notes


• Great Basin Gold
• Hecla Mining Company
• Newmont Mining Corp.
• U.S. Gold Corp.
• X-Cal Resources Ltd.
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Corner Bay Silver Inc.

All About Quartz—Part II


In our May 2013 issue, we took a look at the mineral quartz, a mineral very commonly associated with gold. However, gold is not the only reason prospectors are interested in quartz. Quartz can also be very valuable as a gemstone

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.

A Warning About Mercury


I was working on an article to submit to you and had been for a couple of months. It won’t be the first. I had something occur that made me put off the article—safety! My article was concerning mineral processing at home.

Picks & Pans: Prospecting for Lode Gold


Most of the world's ore deposits have been found by prospectors, not by geologists nor mining engineers. This article has been prepared with this fact in mind.

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The Bawl Mill   • New York Meeting Examines Gold's Monetary Role   • Death Valley Find is Apparent Hoax   • Mining Ends in Leadville   • Mine Woes Could Mean Higher Taxes   • The Federal Land Survey System   • Exchange Moves to Protect Investors from Mining Scams   • The Beer That Saved Goldfield   • AZ Miners and Minerals Department Threatened with Elimination   • Alaska Minerals Poster Available from BLM   • Digital Tools—The PC and GPS   • Small Mines Bill Clears Committee   • Successful Mineral Property Promotion   • Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part I   • Gold in Moffat County, Colorado   • Forest Service Chief Calls for Mining Moratorium in Montana   • Governor Tells Industry He Will Consider Tax Cuts   • Company Notes   • Gold Mine Becomes "Golden Partner" of California Sesquicentennial   • IBLA Limits Patent to Mineral Rights in Wild & Scenic River Corridors   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Claim Staking Rush Northern Quebec, Canada   • Looking Back

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