Over the Divide

September 2000 by Staff

Fortymile, Alaska Prospecting Adventure

August 2013
Some creeks have nuggets, while others, particulary the rivers, nothing but fine gold.

Picks & Pans: Detecting at Ganes Creek

April 2006
My long and tedious trip started July 9, 2005, from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on a flight to Atlanta. I changed planes and continued on to Anchorage, Alaska.

Labor Dept. Approves Aid to Laid-off Nevada Miners

September 1999
The U.S. Labor Department approved special retraining and job-search assistance for more than 400 mine workers recently laid off at the BHP Copper Mine near Ely.

Swing and a Miss

July 2014
A very good baseball hitter might get a hit roughly one time out of every three at-bats, but for prospectors often the results are much sparser and it may take many trips before the prospector hits a home run.

Oregon Dredge Permit Litigation Update

October 2011
In other words, just like those that move next to an airport and then complain about the noise, Mr. Riskedahl deliberately went out of his way to “witness and document the effects of suction dredge mining,” and when he found some, he was annoyed by it!

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 90-542, as Amended)

April 2007
Just about all of us have heard the term “Wild and Scenic Rivers,” and we’ve likely been on one or several of them in our prospecting ventures. More than once someone has said to me “...but that’s a wild and scenic river.” My first question has always been, “What part of the system is it? Is it classified wild, scenic or recreational?”

Ask the Experts

September 2013
Dust and dry washing

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