Mining Hall of Fame Seeks Rhymes of the Mines

April 2000 by Staff

Searching for Gold at Paradise Valley, Alaska

March 2008
There are lots of stories about the big gold found in Alaska, but where does a prospector get the idea that it’s something the every day gold miner might get involved in? One must understand that the quest for gold in the mid-1800s brought...

Detecting Clay Seams

November 2015
Because the old timers were so good at locating the better paying deposits—most of them along clay seams in this particular area—it makes good sense to try and locate these clay lines at old mining sites.

Silver Boom Prompts Idaho Mine Expansion

January 2011
The Lucky Friday is already one of North America’s deepest hard-rock mines. Now, the 62-year-old mine is about to get much deeper.

Flexible Circuits Possible From Gold Wire

April 2004
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said they have constructed electronic circuits that can stretch like rubber. Possible uses include  wearable electronics or artificial nerves.

Mine Reopening Could Revive Region

September 2000
Cominco American Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Cominco Ltd., is seeking regulatory approval to reopen the mine in early 2002.

Detecting During Summer Heat

August 2015
This concept of detecting does not always work as we sometimes get a week or so where the temperatures rise to 116°—sometimes more.

California's Mother Lode Quartz Veins

May 2015
The actions of the hot, ore-bearing solutions are not limited only to the deposition of material within the walls of the fissures.

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