Over The Divide: Jim Straight, 1930-2019

June 2019 by Staff

What, Where and How for the New Prospector

September 2013
How to go about the entire process of prospecting is a big question. The answer comes down to research and preparation.

The Significance of Nuggets in Placers

January 2016
Chances are better that both types of gold did not come from the same source. Let's look at the probable conditions to cause two types of gold in a placer.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2006
• Supreme Court muddies waterways

Asarco Accepts Phelps Dodge Buyout

November 1999
Asarco Inc. accepted a sweetened buyout offer from Phelps Dodge Corp., setting up a three-way, $2.9 billion deal that will make Phelps Dodge the world's largest copper producer.

The Bawl Mill

February 2019

• He made quite a splash
• Even the Pony Express was faster than this!
• They say it’s “snot” a joke…

Critical Metals: Copper

May 2012
From time to time I’ve been doing a series on critical metals and how important they are to our complex and technological society. This month we are going to take a look at copper, and how important that metal is to our modern lives.

Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part II Recognizing and Understanding Rock Formations (Petrology)

February 2006
Rocks are an aggregate formed from the accumulation of minerals. Minerals form under various conditions, and when the minerals come together in mass, they form rocks.

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