Picks & Pans: Leon Always Finds the Most Gold

March 2001 by John Anderson

Company Notes

October 2005
• Coeur Alaska
• Canico Resources
• Entree Gold
• Newmont Mining
• Bema Gold
• Copper Ridge Explorations

Dredging Below the Homestake

April 2005
What better place to dredge for gold in the early 1970s than downhill from the largest gold mine in the US? Gold prices were rising, and it was a good time and place to shop for a prospect.

Companies Scramble to Boost Copper Production

June 2005
Soaring prices for copper and molybdenum are producing record profits for mining companies and new jobs in some Arizona towns.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2013
• Oregon passes SB 838
• Meanwhile, in California

The Bawl Mill

March 2003
• War games...
• #%$@*!
• Big hermano is watching...

Epithermal Gold and Silver Deposits

April 2017
Epithermal deposits form in the ground at shallow depths. They are popular with prospectors because can yield very rich deposits and they are widespread in the Western US.

Picks & Pans: Big River Dredging in Northern California

September 2000
Back in the early 1990s, a gold mining club in northern California (on the Klamath River near Happy Camp), was offering a free "Trial Week" to test their claims. I decided to take them up on their offer. After obtaining a California Dredge Permit, I loaded my trusty Jeep with my camping gear...

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