Over The Divide: Jim Straight, 1930-2019

June 2019 by Staff

Picks & Pans: The Discovery Gulch Diggings

June 2000
Cold, clear water flowed around my neck as I sat in a water hole on Discovery Gulch in Interior Alaska. I squinted up at the hot interior sun, as it seemed to be trying to mock me, frying me in it's 88 degree rays.

Uncovering the Find of a Lifetime

December 2014
• The 75-ounce Butte County nugget is the largest found in California since the 156-ounce Mojave nugget in the 1970s...

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

October 2018

European Gold Miners Seek Clarification Letter

December 1999
Three European gold mining companies want the Bank of England to publicly state its activities in the gold and gold derivitatives markets. In a letter to the Financial Times, three small mining companies representing the majority of European gold production said since the start of the year, scores of reports about manipulation of the gold price had surfaced.

Will California Dredging Survive?

August 2007
Assembly Bill 1032 has passed the California House of Representatives. The bill was authored by CalTrout and the Karuk Tribe, then introduced by Representative Lois Wolk.

What Are Those Rocks In My Pan?

June 2011
The placer mineral identification key is designed to answer this question. It attempts to recognize all the minerals in your gold pan concentrates.

Melman on Gold & Silver

June 2007
Unfortunately, death seemed to occupy a major role in recent major headlines—and it came in several different directions.

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