Our Readers Say Re: It's Time to Get the Heck Out of China

June 2020 by Staff

PDAC 2009 Convention Highlights

April 2009
...it was impossible not to notice the absence of many junior mining companies that were present last year. Due to the dual circumstances of the world’s credit problems along with the steep declines in base metals prices, many of them, unfortunately, have simply gone broke and closed their doors. Others are so strapped for cash...

Explosives and Mining

July 2011
Explosives used correctly will save you both time and money being one of the best and most productive tools you can use.

Ask the Experts—How do you determine how far a piece of gold has traveled in a stream?

December 2011

The Goldhill Mining District

October 2001
Following the initial discovery of gold in North Carolina in 1799 on the Reed Plantation in Cabarrus County, gold was found in about 1842 in Rowan County at a locality that soon acquired the name Gold Hill.

Ask the Experts

April 2012
Q: Can a voltmeter be used to determine the type of metal/mineral present in soil?

Global Warming—The Press Gets it Wrong, Our Report Doesn't Support the Kyoto Treaty

July 2001
The National Academy of Sciences released a report on climate change, prepared in response to a request from the White House, that was depicted in the press as an implicit endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol.

ICMJ's 13th Annual Photo Contest

January 2004
Once again we'd like to thank the many participants in our annual photo contest.  Picking our favorite ten photos is never an easy task, as there were so many great photos from which to choose.

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