Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

August 1999 by Staff

Melman on Gold & Silver

June 2002
We are now seeing declines in gold followed quickly by rallies to new relative highs while powerful stock market rallies are met with aggressive new selling. Whether this pattern will continue into the future is debatable, but it certainly is a welcome background for the much-battered world of precious metals investing.

The Bawl Mill

October 2017

• Those “dog-gone” fraud charges
• Fake news

Fire Agate in Arizona

June 2002
Agate, a banded form of chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), has been used as a gemstone for over 7,000 years. Romans cut and polished agate, and this practice was taken to new heights in Germany in the 16th century.

Company Finds Gold in Wyoming’s Rattlesnake Hills

September 2009
Wayne Sutherland, a metals, gemstones and economic geology specialist with the Wyoming State Geological Survey, said the initial exploration samples were significant.

California's Rich Pocket Mines

February 2010
The seven geologic indicators... are important concepts for prospectors to focus on when searching for gold pockets.

Conductive Minerals and Your Metal Detector

August 2014
...most prospectors don't even think about the conductivity of minerals, but there are some that do conduct electricity to a certain degree, so metal detectors will respond to them.

Letter to the Editor

December 2000
Follow the chain of letters between everyday prospectors Robert and Lesa Barton of Oregon and Deputy Regional Forester Linda Goodman.

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