Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

October 1999 by Staff

Melman on Gold & Silver

September 2011
What gives this illustration great importance is America may be facing the same kind of dilemmas that have brought Japan’s market such long-term grief.

Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part IV Geology of Hardrock Gold Deposits

April 2006
Geologic processes can either concentrate or disperse gold and other elements from adjacent rocks. It is the results of the concentration processes that the prospector is most interested in.

The Rand of South Africa

February 2002
The republic of South Africa (pop. 45 million) lies at the southern end of the African continent, and has been responsible for much of the world’s gold and diamond production. The first Europeans to settle in the region were Dutch, but the British...

Highbanking at the 144

October 2013
My third sample location proved to be my last and most interesting. I needed to look no further.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

April 2007
• Comments needed
• California tries another route to restrict miners and dredgers

Legislative and Regulatory Update

April 2020

• Washington State copies California's wayward regulations

Picks & Pans: Dredging and Detecting in Sierra City

October 2003
Every year for the past several years I have taken a prospecting trip to Sierra City, California, to dredge on a friend’s claim. Sierra City is a historic gold rush town of a little more than 200 persons. Known mostly for its rich lode mines, it also had...

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