Prospecting With a Magnetometer

December 1999 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

Collecting Garnets in Wyoming

April 2000
In Wyoming, garnets are often common where aluminum-rich (micaceous) rocks have been highly metamorphosed. Such rocks are recognized by abundant black (biotite), silver (muscovite), or green (chlorite) mica with periodic grains of red garnet.

2002 Inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame

July 2002
Seven legendary figures of American mining will be enshrined in the National Mining Hall of Fame in ceremonies on Saturday, September 7, 2002, at The Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Melman on Gold & Silver

April 2000
What a disappointment! Just when things were beginning to get really interesting and both parties had seemingly hotly contested races for the presidential nominations, both Senators involved promptly said, "I quit!," took their bat and ball and headed home!

Update: Public Lands for the People

October 2010

Electra Gold Sees Potential in Other Minerals & Metals

June 2009
One of the particular features of these alumina silica ore bodies is that they are generally visible from the surface, unlike like gold and silver that are generally hidden and can require an immense amount of exploration and development.

Glaciers and Placer Gold Deposits

November 2016
It also happens sometimes that glaciers will bury valuable placer deposits. This occurs when the glacier goes over the top of an existing placer deposit.

Placer Gold Deposits of New Mexico

February 2019

While a large number of locations have yielded some placer gold, most of the state’s placer production has come from a few productive districts.

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