Over the Divide

August 2003 by Staff

Picks & Pans: An Exciting Hobby

January 2001
The year was 1946, the war was over, and we three brothers were working for Douglas Aircraft, in Santa Monica, California. Jim and I had returned to jobs we held before entering the Navy and George was a “new hire,” having just finished a four-year hitch as a Navy Flight Crewman.

Picks & Pans: Nuggets by the Dozen in Alaska

May 2004
Jeff Reed may be Alaska’s top nugget hunter, or maybe he’s one of many. He doesn’t get skunked too often. In the past two years, he’s estimated he’s found about 3,000 gold nuggets primarily at the...

Government to Buy New World Mine Claims

April 2008
A conservation group said it has an agreement to purchase nearly 1,500 acres of private mining claims northeast of Yellowstone National Park.

Feds Order Closure of Idaho Mine

February 2012
Federal safety inspectors have ordered one of the nation’s deepest underground mines closed in northern Idaho following an investigation prompted by a series of accidents that killed two miners over the last year.

Repair / Replace Tax Rule Changes

June 2012
In an effort to resolve the controversy over whether certain expenditures made by a mining operation or mining-related business are currently deductible as repair expenses...the Internal Revenue Service has finally released new regulations.

The Bawl Mill

July 1999
This missive is making the rounds on the Internet. Author unknown, but must be a miner, builder, or lumber worker...

Melman on Gold & Silver

May 2005
Last month was one of the most unusual in recent memory. For virtually an entire month, the news media was focused almost entirely with death and dying.

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