Platinum—Group Metals

September 1999 by Guest Writer

Understanding and Evaluating Desert Mineralization for Nuggetshooters

July 2005
The primary source of many dryplacers is from the weathering of small to large hardrock sulphide ledges to yield free-gold, soluble salts and iron oxides. Placer gold, both large and small nuggets, can be found from the top inch down...

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2014
• Pacific Legal Foundation joins effort to overturn California dredging moratorium
• PLP fund drive continues

Northern Dynasty Chooses Partner for Pebble

September 2007
The Canadian company that owns the Pebble Mine prospect has partnered with Anglo American to develop the Pebble project in Southwest Alaska.

Working the Belmont Mine—1953 (Part 3—Conclusion)

December 2002
Tuesday morning started off much like Monday except Jack wasn’t packing a bunch of drill bits. We wandered off toward the bottom of the raise, adjusted our bed boards, had a cup of coffee from our buckets, and smoked a cigarette. Then Jack stretched, stood up, and remarked, “Guess I might as well go up and see what it looks like. You wait here for now. When I call down, send up a section of ladder and eight laggings.”

Ask the Experts

July 2013
Q: How can I locate good places to prospect and meet like-minded individuals at the same time?

The Lost Silver Triangle of the Sierra Madre—Part II

May 2008
Newspaper stories in the spring of 1887 credited Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper with discovering both the long-lost Guaynopa and Tayopa mines. Flipper was in Mexico City in late April and May and a reporter interviewed him.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2002
• San Bernardino National Forest Closure
• Interior secretary wants reforms to 1872 Mining Law
• Nevada drops lawsuit over mining regulations
• Environmental extremists sue over mine operation

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