All Articles
Tales of California Gold Discoveries 1st in a Series—Yankee Jim's
September 2005 by Lewis Swindle
Most everyone has heard the term “gold is where you find it’” and probably have read how James Marshall, in 1848, while inspecting the mill-race ditch that had been dug to supply water for the saws at the sawmill that he was building for John Sutter, ended up finding the first pieces of gold within the ditch along the South Fork of the American River...Additional articles that might interest you...
Ask the Experts
March 2013
Using GIS systems to aid in mapping.
Using GIS systems to aid in mapping.
Melman on Gold & Silver
June 2018
Other economic commentators have joined in regarding the sounding of alarms. Retired Republican Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul feels financial markets could drop a stunning 50%...
Mining Boom May Be In Store For Upper Michigan
February 2009
While digging a well six years ago, the owner of a backwoods camp near the Michigan-Wisconsin line cut into sparkling rock. He showed a sample to a geologist friend, who realized it was laced with zinc.
While digging a well six years ago, the owner of a backwoods camp near the Michigan-Wisconsin line cut into sparkling rock. He showed a sample to a geologist friend, who realized it was laced with zinc.
Over the Divide —Ronald Richard "Ron" Wendt
December 2007
We are sad to say that one our most beloved writers, Ron Wendt, passed away on November 10, 2007.
We are sad to say that one our most beloved writers, Ron Wendt, passed away on November 10, 2007.
Prospecting With The Help of Fluvial Geomorphology
March 2011
Quiz yourself about the stream in figure 5. Based on your previous knowledge of where gold is found in a stream and in this article, where do you think you will find the most gold?
Quiz yourself about the stream in figure 5. Based on your previous knowledge of where gold is found in a stream and in this article, where do you think you will find the most gold?
The Business of Mining: Cars, Trucks and Tax Deductions
December 2006
Most importantly, self-employed miners, prospectors or employees (even of their own mining-related business) who own or lease an automobile, can utilize the standard rate so long as they operate only one car at a time for business purposes.
Most importantly, self-employed miners, prospectors or employees (even of their own mining-related business) who own or lease an automobile, can utilize the standard rate so long as they operate only one car at a time for business purposes.
The Bawl Mill
January 2001
• A skeleton in the closet
• Taxpayers are buying beds
• America's pastime
• A skeleton in the closet
• Taxpayers are buying beds
• America's pastime
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• From the Editor
• Lode Gold in Honduras
• Explosives Camp Lets Students Explore Booming Career Path
• Picks & Pans: Perseverance Pays Off
• Irish Gold
• The Best Copper Town Anywhere
• Drywashing and Detecting for Eluvial Placer Gold Research is the Key to Success—Part I
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
