“The evidence is clear—mineral deposits alone are not enough to attract precious commodity investment dollars...”

There are currently three controlling agencies or entities over suction dredging in California—and you can make that four if the state legislature decides to further muddy the waters with additional legislation to block suction gold dredging in the state.

We descended hunched over, down a long, steep, wooden staircase to the 1,000-level.

Father’s Day in Australia was on September 2, and it’s a day a group of miners from “down under” won’t soon forget.

The first and most important thing of the sampling process is to try to be as unbiased as possible. There is a natural tendency to select rock that looks the best—even unconsciously.