Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

July 2007 by Staff

Ask The Experts: What is a Spanish needle?

July 2017

Some fellow in Texas was selling a Spanish needle—a dousing device used to recover minerals in the old days. Do you know anything about these?

Revisiting an Old Mine in Idaho Reaps Rewards

April 2012
Our research indicated this whole area had been claimed by Newmont mining company for several years, but when the price of gold dropped they let the claims expire, and we confirmed this with the local BLM office.

South Yuba River Recreational Area

September 2009
Within 30 minutes, a nice, coarse nugget popped up right in the gold pan, and the rush was on! We worked hard for the entire day. Though some pans were not as good as others, the gold was good enough to...

Mojave Desert Placer Mining

March 2002
Several locations in the Mojave Desert region of California have yielded placer gold, apparently scattered from nearby lode deposits that have long-since eroded from existence. Some of the areas are still popular with weekend prospectors, and some have been worked on a much larger scale in recent years.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2008
As mentioned in last month’s column, California Assemblywoman Lois Wolk attached a rider to the pending budget bill. The rider calls for a new study (Environmental Impact Report) on the effects of suction gold dredging, funding for the study, and a two-year moratorium on suction dredging while the study is being completed.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2019

• Massive 660-page lands bill passed in the Senate

Obama Administration Moves to Block Mining Near Yellowstone

January 2017
Republicans and industry representatives have criticized the administration’s eleventh-hour actions to limit development and promised to seek their reversal once Obama leaves office.

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