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Newmont Looks to Ghana
February 2006 by Sandy Shore
Newmont Mining Corp. is intensifying a global hunt for the next mother lode of gold.Additional articles that might interest you...
Training Videos From NIOSH
April 2004
Mining safety professionals can take advantage of training videos provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Mining safety professionals can take advantage of training videos provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Nevada Mining Tax Cap Repeal Clears Committee
June 2013
An Assembly panel approved a measure to repeal the constitutional tax cap on net proceeds paid by mining companies in Nevada.
An Assembly panel approved a measure to repeal the constitutional tax cap on net proceeds paid by mining companies in Nevada.
Prospecting for Silver With a Geiger Counter
January 2001
Light-colored volcanic tuff or tuffaceous sandstone often contains small amounts of uranium, enough to be detected with a sensitive radiation detector. Sometimes, the mass effect of the radiation is substantial.
Light-colored volcanic tuff or tuffaceous sandstone often contains small amounts of uranium, enough to be detected with a sensitive radiation detector. Sometimes, the mass effect of the radiation is substantial.
BLM Issues Environmental Review of Wyoming Uranium Mine
September 2012
If all goes well before the BLM issues its final approval, Littleton, Colorado-based UR-Energy could start building the Lost Creek mine by early October, according to company and BLM officials.
If all goes well before the BLM issues its final approval, Littleton, Colorado-based UR-Energy could start building the Lost Creek mine by early October, according to company and BLM officials.
Backwards Find
July 2013
I furiously started pulling material out of the side wall and putting it in my scoop. It didn't take long to discover that the source of the scream was from a one-ounce chunk...
I furiously started pulling material out of the side wall and putting it in my scoop. It didn't take long to discover that the source of the scream was from a one-ounce chunk...
Melman on Gold & Silver
October 2006
If the events of the past month have proven anything, they have confirmed the old adage that gold is truly a measuring device for the “International Temperature.” During the first half of the year and into mid-August, wars, threats of Iranian “peaceful” nuclear devices and North Korean nuclear jawboning drove gold to two-decade highs and kept it well above $600 per ounce.
If the events of the past month have proven anything, they have confirmed the old adage that gold is truly a measuring device for the “International Temperature.” During the first half of the year and into mid-August, wars, threats of Iranian “peaceful” nuclear devices and North Korean nuclear jawboning drove gold to two-decade highs and kept it well above $600 per ounce.
Buyer Beware! Counterfeit Metal Detectors
August 2013
When I was recently in West Africa, I got to see and play with my first, phony, Chinese knock-off metal detector.
When I was recently in West Africa, I got to see and play with my first, phony, Chinese knock-off metal detector.
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