The Bawl Mill

July 2000 by Staff

Update on the West Mojave Desert Planning Area

August 2001
It is our hope that the following information will help desert residents understand what is happening and prepare them with adequate knowledge and information to participate in the government process as allowed by the United States Constitution and provided for in public law.

Let’s Go Crevicing for Gold

January 2008
People have been looking for gold in every manner possible since the big gold boom in 1849, so what chance do we have of getting anything in today’s world where literally thousands of prospectors and fortune seekers have been before us?

Ask the Experts

February 2013
Q: How do metal detectors work around precious metal ore bodies?

The Old Mine Dump

June 2003
There is one special picnic table I fervently wish I had kept. This special table was literally on top of the world. Better yet, it was on the mine dump of the old, long-abandoned gold mines at Summitville, Colorado.

Ask The Experts: What to do with scheelite

June 2017

Q: What can be done with scheelite? Why does the ICMJ never list tungsten in the metals prices?

Prospecting for Hardrock Platinum, Nickel & Copper Deposits

October 2007
Recent sharp price increases for copper, nickel and platinum group metals (PGMs) have greatly stimulated exploration for these metals, and individual prospectors have made important discoveries of new deposits.

Ask The Experts—Compensation for closed mining claim?

November 2011
Q: I have a gold claim that the BLM just closed. Should I get compensation for the value of the claim?

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