Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

January 2000 by Staff

Growing Pains of the Learning Curve

January 2009
Interestingly enough, when I first started to think about writing this article I was listening in on a conversation my wife was having with our nine-year-old twin boys. Just to add some clarification to the subject, I spend a large proportion of my time out in the...

Extracting & Smelting Your Gold

February 2013
Unfortunately, not all the gold that we prospectors find is pretty, or appealing to the eyes. They are not all nice, bright, shiny nuggets with lots of character that carry high collector value.

Harshaw's Silver Days

June 2001
In the Patagonia Mountains east of Nogales, Arizona, between the famed ruins of Mowry and the quaint old mining supply center town of Patagonia lies the remains of Harshaw, once a thriving mining camp in its own right.

Highbanking and the House Rock

June 2010
I hit bedrock at two feet and followed it down as it appeared that I was on the edge of a rib that ran with the river. This was beginning to look very promising and I was seeing some small gold—pieces and flakes—in the header of my sluice box.

The Goldfield Mining District, Nevada—Part II

July 2017

The majority of the gold produced in Goldfield has come from ores that are close enough to the surface to be oxidized by the air. This oxidized ore is normally a soft, shattered, earthy material usually stained yellow to brown by oxides of iron.

Melman on Gold & Silver

September 2013
It is difficult to look at unrestrained growth in such important monetary indicators without becoming concerned about the future stability of America's economic system.

Melman on Gold & Silver

January 2002
What a difference a year makes. It makes one wonder if we still live on the same planet!

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