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Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Find Gems
August 2004 by Staff
Members of the Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club from Fort Collins, Colorado, were recently entertained by W. Dan Hausel, Senior Economic Geologist with the Wyoming State Geological Survey.Venezuela’s Chavez Halts Mining Projects
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his government has decided to review and possibly cancel all mining concessions, and stop issuing new ones to foreign companies.
How to Field Evaluate A Placer Property

Impact of Habitat Designations Grossly Underestimated
A UC Berkeley professor says the federal government is using an analysis method that seriously underestimates the economic impact of critical habitat designations for imperiled species.
Placer Mining At Chititu Creek, Alaska

The “Push” for Gold—The Great Nevada Adventure Continues
I got a signal but knew it was small. Still, I was very happy to find something. I continued and got another signal. Yes! A bigger nugget! Then I got another signal.
Looking Back
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.
The Bawl Mill
• Copenhagen—Don't ask, don't tell
• Will consider lease or trade
• By the numbers
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The Bawl Mill
• Lawsuit to Challenge New Forest Service Regulations
• Gold in Utah Laccoliths
• Where Do I Begin?
• Looking Back
• Mine President Seeks Opinions From Peers
• Over The Divide
• Picks & Pans: Miner Finds Heart of Gold
• Company Notes
• Canadian Arrow Tries Different Approach
• Greenstone
• Experts Forecast Rising Prices for Gold, Silver
• A Few Reminders About Fraud
• Mining: Doing it Right the First Time
• The Golden Highway—El Dorado County
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices