Over the Divide

August 2003 by Staff

Elizabethtown: Uncovering a Buried California Mining Community

July 1999
Although there are many mining ghost towns in California, it is rare to find the ruins of one that was abandoned 140 years ago and then subsequently buried by hydraulic mining debris.

Who is a Qualified Person?

January 2012
So you think you have an ore deposit? The work has been long and hard, but there are a few drill holes, lots of samples and assays. The data is in a reliable computer and there may be a mine at the end of the tunnel. What is the likelihood of a profitable operation? Can you raise capital for development or exploration?

Ask The Experts - What should my plan be for testing quartz for gold in North Carolina?

September 2020

Beginner's Luck

July 2010
Their first cleanup total was more gold than they had ever found. These guys were deliriously overjoyed with their good fortune.

The Koyukuk-Nolan Goldfields

December 2005
It has been said by many, “One of Alaska’s most beautiful places in the world is in the Brooks Range.”  You'll get no argument from me.

Quartz and Chalcedony in Wyoming

June 1999
Quartz is a common rock-forming mineral found in many shapes, forms, and colors.

Looking Back

April 2005
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill   • House Resources Committee Addresses Environmental Scare-Tactics —by House Resources Committee & Chairman Richard Pombo   • Precious Metals in the Patagonia Mountains   • Idaho-Maryland Mine—History Restarted   • Montana Candidate Sees Natural Resources as Path to Recovery   • Judge Rules Against Oregon Miners—Battle Continues   • Lake County "Diamonds"—Renewed Value for an Old Favorite   • Moving the World's Largest Machine—The Bucyrus 2570W Walking Dragline   • Mother Lode Gold, California   • News From the Pacific Legal Foundation   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Maine to Create Mineral Park   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update