Onerous New Mining Rules Adopted in Washington State

April 1999 by Guest Writer

The Jenkins Mine Project Pt III -- Site Selection

October 2010
This sampling program was painfully tedious, and I’ve still got the calluses and embedded shovel splinters to prove it. But completing that testing program validated certain areas of the creek and eliminated others.

Exploring and Mining for Uranium

August 2011
For a time uranium was more popular with prospectors than gold, but this is no longer true, and it has been decades since it was common to see individuals armed with Geiger counters out in the field.

The Bawl Mill

March 2006
• Why rent when you can own?
• County taxed by tax error
• Military policy wins out over common sense

Nevada's Silver City Gold District -- Part II

May 2016

...this district has had a continuous life of gold mining and milling that spans 150 plus years, and it appears that it will keep pressing on for many more years of production.

Trout Thriving In Treated Mine Water

March 2006
West Virginia University water scientists have found that rainbow trout can survive in previously polluted waters.

Hidden Treasure Mine—Foresthill Divide, California

September 2008
One of the greatest and richest underground placer mines of California was the Hidden Treasure Mine of Placer County.

What Is Incidental Fallback?

December 2015

If you take the time to read the instructions that are included with a 404 permit application you will find the words “other than incidental fallback” in the application instructions.

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