Placer Gold Near Fairbanks, Alaska

February 2002 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Accident at Robinson Mine Leaves Two Dead

January 2005
“We are saddened by the loss of two Washington Group employees and our thoughts at this time are with their families,” said Bill Myckatyn, CEO of Quadra Mining.

PLP Update

February 2019

We now have supporters who are well known and connected in Washington, DC, and who state they will assist us in bypassing lower level staffers and getting us face-to-face meetings with Senators.

Ask The Experts—Amalgamation

January 2011
Q: Exactly how does amalgamation work? Does it “melt” the gold (or copper, or silver, etc.) and form an alloy? If one leaves a piece of gold in mercury, will the entire sample become an amalgam (combination) of gold and mercury? Or does it only affect the surface...

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March 2015

Dry Placers in Southern Baja

June 2003
The southern tip of Baja California is dominated by the Sierra de la Laguna, a 70-mile-long mountain range that reaches elevations of 7,095 feet. The range is also known as the Sierra de la Victoria.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

April 2004

Gold in Utah Laccoliths

August 2004
The Colorado Plateau, much of it “Red Rock Country,” covers most of southern and eastern Utah, as well as parts of adjoining states. Elevations range from 3,600 to over 12,000 feet. Much of the region is...

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