Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

September 1999 by Staff

From The Editor

April 2009
We (finally) have the new version of our website up and running, and it seems to be a hit!

Melman on Gold & Silver

May 1999
For gold advocates, the theme this past month could have been Life should be beautiful!  After all, just consider some of the events of the past month.

Samuel Franklin Hunt Nevada’s “Rio Tinto”

February 2006
At the well-known Rio Tinto copper district, Huelva, in southwestern Spain, large quantities of copper were found beneath a gossan of hematite at an average depth of 100 feet. The deposits were first mined during Roman times.

Over The Divide—Merwin (Merv) H. Hemp

November 2004
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of one of our long time members and tireless workers, Merwin H. Hemp.

Where to Find Gold in Indiana—Part II

January 2012
Part I of the article addressed modern placer gold deposits. This second installment will address “ancient” flood deposits.

Tips for Detecting Nugget Patches

April 2015

Certainly many other successful nugget hunters have mentioned these methods; hopefully I can add to or clarify these methods.

Simple Rules of Gold Geology: Comparing Epithermal and Mesothermal Deposits

July 2017

Geology is a science of general tendencies with frequent exceptions, not one of hard and fast rules that are always true and never vary. For almost every well-accepted rule of gold deposits, I can point you to a number of important exceptions.

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