Over The Divide: Jim Straight, 1930-2019

June 2019 by Staff

Gold Dredgers Rescue Threatened Fish

May 2004
Gold dredgers were enlisted in an effort to salvage a rare stretch of chum salmon spawning grounds along the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

Wyoming—A Land That Time (And Explorationists) Forgot

April 2004
Wyoming is a vast state, covering nearly 260,000 km2 of surface area, which houses fewer people than most cities (less than 500,000 call Wyoming home). The state has no state income tax, is driven by taxes generated by the oil and gas...

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

October 2017

The Golden Surprise

January 2010
The thing about large coil, deep ground, big nugget detecting is the mind set you have to implement, which is completely different to the assuredness of a nugget or two if you chase the smaller but more prolific weights.

China Ups Investment in Foreign Minerals

March 2005
Direct investment overseas by Chinese companies rose 27 percent over a year earlier to $3.6 billion in 2004, highlighting the country’s growing economic influence, the government reported.

Revisiting The Old Mini Patch

April 2019

Today, the greatest gold rushes occur due to technological advances capable of discovering gold where it once was extremely unlikely or difficult.

Ask The Experts

September 2015
Is it possible to use a cell phone GPS away from cell towers?

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