Picks & Pans: Basic Dry Washing Operations in Gold Placer Mining

September 1999 by Staff

The Geology of Diamond Deposits

May 2019

New theories have been developed and they may lead to new discoveries and give prospectors some new insight on where to look for diamonds.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

February 2004

New Regulations for Major Precious Metal Dealers

July 2005
The Bush administration, in its latest effort to nab drug lords and terror financiers, will require major dealers in gold, diamonds and other precious metals and gems to set up comprehensive programs to combat money laundering, announced the Treasury Department.

Ask The Experts

December 2014
• A place for mining equipment "on the cheap"?

2014 Index - Annual Tables of Content

December 2014

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Raises Harassment of Miners to a New Level

August 2002
New regulations have given the enforcement arm of the WDFW official “police” status, with the authority to issue citations, pursue warrants, make arrests and confiscate items.

Oregon's Measure 7 May Provide Compensation for Land-Use Restrictions

February 2001
Opponents of Measure 7 warn that it will grow into a monster.

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