Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

August 2008 by Staff

Forty-Six Nuggets

January 2013
This past summer, a two-week adventure in Alaska and other gold prospecting trips turned out to be some of my greatest life experiences.

Alaska to Target Rare-Earths

November 2011
Alaska is in the midst of assessing its rare-earth resources, an effort pushed by Governor Sean Parnell, who sees them as another example of where the US is reliant on foreign sources to meet its needs.

BLM Raises Location and Claim Fees

August 2014
The Bureau of Land Management announced an increase in location filing fees and annual maintenance fees for unpatented mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites.

Bucket Line Dredges

September 2009
For many years, mechanical mining in waterways was seen as an impossibility by miners, especially in the Western US. The few dredges that had been tried at various locations were generally built on designs similar to those that had been used in harbor excavation work, but it was found that they were...

The Bawl Mill

January 2006
• Cell phone tax is un-appealing
• Awkwardly dressed
• Would Mother approve?

Mining Camp Adventures—The Collinsville-Twin Creek Goldfields

March 2002
Collinsville had been the scene of several small gold stampedes. The golden paystreaks had paid well here at times, with two main creeks producing most of the gold, including a 19 ounce nugget found on nearby Mills Creek, which flowed 100 yards away from the main camp.

All About Pyrite

January 2015
Most prospectors learn early that pyrite is fool's gold...but the truth is it can be an excellent indicator mineral for gold and in many cases does contain small amounts of gold.

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