Silver Strike in Happy Camp, California

March 2002 by Scott Harn

Melman on Gold & Silver

August 2005
Whatever sense of security and peace the Western World had managed to restore was shattered on July 7, when four bombs were detonated on three trains and a double-decker bus in London, England, killing an estimated 70 people and injuring another 700.

Mining Outfits Eye 50-Year Supply of Iron Ore

May 2005
Two companies are looking to mine the largest known iron ore deposit in the West—a 50-year supply at a rate of 1 million metric tons a year.

Getting Your Float Circuit Layout Right

November 2004
Commissioning is going well; ramp-up targets are all being met and the General Manager is happy. You arrive at the plant in the morning and start reviewing the night shift logs. What you discover is the night shift had to reduce feed to the mills...

Gemstones to Die For

November 2014
Some gems can potentially poison you, make you sterile and even make you forget who you are.

Proper Assaying of Placer Samples

November 2012
The whole purpose of sampling mineralized ground is to measure the values in a small volume of material that would be representative of a much larger volume of similar material. The key word is representative. Chemical and fire assaying will not accurately represent placer deposits by themselves.

ECU Silver Mining Continues The Legacy

June 2010
Mexico has a lengthy history of mining and one of the regions most associated with that activity is Durango State in the north-central part of the country.

Persistence Pays off for Cusac Gold Mines

March 2007
Cusac Gold Mines is a Canadian junior mining corporation conducting their operations and explorations in one of the most remote areas in the North American continent, near the one-time town of Cassiar.

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