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April 2004 by Staff

Silver and Base Metal Deposits of the Pioche District

June 2014
The areas that were mineralized with the bedded ore were huge and vast tonnages were indicated, although they had no idea at the time.

The Rocks That Burn: Is Oil Shale the Answer?—Part I

February 2006
The day is old in the Rangely Oil Field in northwestern Colorado. I’ve paused in my southbound trip to take a gander at this historic field, one of the largest in the state. Intricate pipelines funnel water and carbon dioxide to the source rock far below.

Prospecting for Liberated Gold

November 2015
Some will doubt its value given the ultra-fine particle size… Some will become encouraged about not having to incur significant time and expense to break rock.

Going Over Old Ground With Newer Technology

May 2020

When we got set up and I started to swing the coil over a small mound, I got a good signal, faint but repeatable.

10,000 Shovels Back Protest

March 2000
Gov. Kenny Guinn added his backing to a protest against the Forest Service in Elko as an estimated 10,000 shovels arrived in Nevada in a show of support from loggers, ranchers and miners across the country.

Picks & Pans: Dredging and Detecting in Sierra City

October 2003
Every year for the past several years I have taken a prospecting trip to Sierra City, California, to dredge on a friend’s claim. Sierra City is a historic gold rush town of a little more than 200 persons. Known mostly for its rich lode mines, it also had...

Return to Chicken, Alaska

January 2015
I figured it would be quite conservative of me to shoot for about four ounces of gold instead of the twelve ounces I had found in 2013.

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