All Articles
Prospectors & Attorneys
May 2009 by R. V. Larson
It is a fact that when most prospectors hear the word attorney they make the sign of the cross and run for cover. I understand all that, but there does come a time when we must face the facts. Sometimes we need them.Additional articles that might interest you...
Gold in Virginia
September 2001
The Piedmont region of Virginia contains many old gold mines and prospects, many of which are caved, overgrown, and difficult to find. Some mines have remained sporadically active up to the present time.

Gold Placers of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
January 2014
The biggest obstacle is that like many streams on the Kenai Peninsula, high water during the summer months from snow melt and rain can make dredging nearly impossible. The best dredging is in the colder months of the year.

Legislative and Regulatory Update
July 2002
• Celebrities take over hearing, and at least one senator is fed up
• Ruling Upholds EPA's authority to address Garcia River, other waterways polluted by runoff
• US Supreme Court: Sokaogon Chippewa can set water standard
• 1872 Mining Law under attack
• Waiting for a decision about 43CFR 3809
• Celebrities take over hearing, and at least one senator is fed up
• Ruling Upholds EPA's authority to address Garcia River, other waterways polluted by runoff
• US Supreme Court: Sokaogon Chippewa can set water standard
• 1872 Mining Law under attack
• Waiting for a decision about 43CFR 3809
Over The Divide: Kenneth Leon Harn
April 2020
Melman on Gold & Silver
November 2009
There are many factors that affect the price of gold. It appears to us that the majority of them are now pointing to higher prices, not lower.
There are many factors that affect the price of gold. It appears to us that the majority of them are now pointing to higher prices, not lower.
How PGMs Affect Assay Beads
September 2001
Most fire assayers are trained to observe the cupelled beads very carefully, noting any discoloring or surface roughness that might indicate that one or more of the platinum group metals (PGMs) are present. The “clues and tests” I have included in this article stem from several sources, including my 35 years of experience performing torch assays...
Most fire assayers are trained to observe the cupelled beads very carefully, noting any discoloring or surface roughness that might indicate that one or more of the platinum group metals (PGMs) are present. The “clues and tests” I have included in this article stem from several sources, including my 35 years of experience performing torch assays...
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Technology Opens Promise, Perils of Ocean Mining
• Hot Ground or Large Deep Gold?
• Finding Diamond Deposits With Your PC—Part II
• Mining Expedition at Eagle Rock—Part I
• Subscriber Locates Large Diamond at Arkansas Diamond Park
• Silver City Prospecting Adventures
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Gold Pours Again at Jerritt Mine
Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Allied Nevada Reactivates Hycroft Mine