Professional Equipment for Serious Detectorists!

Magazine

All Articles

NMFS Official Admits Bogus ESA Analyses

In its typical ham-handed approach to limiting government power, Congress specified that “critical habitat shall not include the entire geographical area which can be occupied by the threatened or endangered species”...

Online access required. Please .

Add a Comment

Additional articles that might interest you...

Detecting Wet Ground Yields More Fun Than Gold


We all continued over to another location at the top of a massive placer operation. Arriving at the draw, I showed everyone where gold had been found before and we all began detecting.

Gold Coin Sales Boosted by Low Prices


During the past decade, gold prices have been on a serious roller coaster ride. This year, the ride has taken a turn for the worse—straight down hill.  Members of the precious metals mining industry have been hanging on as tight as they can.

The Fern Mine


Sharp, jagged mountains shot up around me as I slowly bumped my way, in my old Chevy pickup, up the boulder strewn mining road to the Fern Mine. The Fern Mine is situated on the west side of Archangel Creek, where several other hard rock mines once operated.

Agreement Allows Pogo Mine to Resume Construction


An agreement between developer Teck-Pogo and an environmental group will allow construction work to resume on the Pogo gold mine.

Melman on Gold & Silver (2007 Year in Review)


This past four weeks saw a major shift in the scope of financial headlines. Where recent months have focused almost entirely on the “subprime” crisis and resultant credit problems, the US Dollar itself became the center of attention last month as it entered a period of severe decline against the Euro, Australian Dollar, British Pound, Swiss Franc and Canadian Dollar.

Green Valley Gold District, Payson, Arizona


Most gold-bearing quartz veins found in the district were fracture fillings in faults enclosed by crushed quartz zones along their margins. Since the host rocks were often extensively weathered, portions of the veins stood out as positive, resistant outcrops. The gold-bearing veins ranged from a few inches wide to the vein at the Gowan mine that was as much as 12 feet wide. 

Coeur Alaska Hopes to Begin Work on Gold Mine This Fall


On a recent afternoon, Rick Richins fished a large piece of quartzite ore studded with glittering particles from the floor of a dark, dripping tunnel at the Kensington gold mine.

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill   • Our Readers Say   • Glacial Gold in Ohio   • Administration Officials Pledge to Work Closely With Miners   • The Fort Knox Mine—1,200 Ounces a Day   • Picks & Pans: Diamond Hunting in Wyoming   • Aussie Gold—A Look at New South Wales   • The Green Land-Grabbers: It's Not Just the Feds Who Are After Your Land   • ICMJ's 11th Annual Photo Contest Results   • A Rich Gold Strike at Scossa   • Company Notes   • 3809 Drawing Winners   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update

Advertisements

Garrett Electronics - trusted by real miners & prospectors!
Precious Metals Recovery plants and equipment
Fighting to keep public lands open to the public
Specializing in the processing of precious metal ores!
Watch prospecting shows on your computer right now
Free Online Sample Issue