All Articles
Our Readers Say
February 2009 by Staff
• Steve Hicks describes how he received valuable help from Public lands for the People in his recent court win.• Dr. Ralph Pray expands on a recent article on the Ortiz Mountains.
Additional articles that might interest you...
A New Look at Old Mines
April 2011
Exploration companies are actively looking for properties with profitable potential, even if the ground was once cast off as too low in grade to be economically viable. This is especially true in states that are reasonably friendly toward...

Legislative and Regulatory Update
June 2007
• Assembly Bill 1032
• Forest Service tries to rewrite Mining Law
• California seeks comments from dredgers
• Support PLP efforts
• Assembly Bill 1032
• Forest Service tries to rewrite Mining Law
• California seeks comments from dredgers
• Support PLP efforts
Will California Dredging Survive?
August 2007
Assembly Bill 1032 has passed the California House of Representatives. The bill was authored by CalTrout and the Karuk Tribe, then introduced by Representative Lois Wolk.
Assembly Bill 1032 has passed the California House of Representatives. The bill was authored by CalTrout and the Karuk Tribe, then introduced by Representative Lois Wolk.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
October 2001
• Utah's Kathleen Clarke nominated for top BLM post
• 3809 Regulations—Letter Drive
• Judge rules on Oregon coho salmon
• Norton joins fight against environmentalist lies...
• Utah's Kathleen Clarke nominated for top BLM post
• 3809 Regulations—Letter Drive
• Judge rules on Oregon coho salmon
• Norton joins fight against environmentalist lies...
Melman on Gold & Silver
June 2010
...we cannot help but wonder exactly how nation after nation, already massively in debt and presently burdened with monumental operating deficits, is going to come up with such largesse. We also wonder exactly how going ever-more deeply into debt is going to resolve a debt crisis.
...we cannot help but wonder exactly how nation after nation, already massively in debt and presently burdened with monumental operating deficits, is going to come up with such largesse. We also wonder exactly how going ever-more deeply into debt is going to resolve a debt crisis.
Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2004
What a month! One day we were keeping our eyes on the turbulent, hurricane-filled skies over Florida as the seemingly endless array of powerful storms continued on, then we were watching the televised Presidential debates, and all the while we were being inundated with a relentless barrage of stories regarding crude oil, gasoline and heating oil as their prices roared ahead with a vengeance...
What a month! One day we were keeping our eyes on the turbulent, hurricane-filled skies over Florida as the seemingly endless array of powerful storms continued on, then we were watching the televised Presidential debates, and all the while we were being inundated with a relentless barrage of stories regarding crude oil, gasoline and heating oil as their prices roared ahead with a vengeance...
Reading A River: Finding The Paystreaks—Part II
January 2009
How to read a river to find gold. In this second of a two-part series, we will take a look at how a river’s grade affects the formation of paystreaks, and how to go about reading a river to see the various catches and parts of a stream where...

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Oldest Journal Contest - The Winners
• The St. Louis Gold District
• Mining Boom May Be In Store For Upper Michigan
• Mining Gold Near Elk Creek, Oregon
• East Coast Dredger Heads West - Part II
• Lost Canyon
• High Court to Rule on Kensington Tailings
• Prospecting in Tennessee
• A Warning About Mercury
• NovaGold Resources Receives Lifeline
• Jerritt Canyon Mill May Reopen
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes, Mineral & Metal Prices