The Bawl Mill

March 2007 by Staff

Prospecting at Moore Creek

August 2006
In recent years there has been something of a new form of tourism growing in Alaska. Several historically productive gold mines have created facilities to bring in prospectors and tourists to see and experience the remote gold...

Building A Mine—Dust Devil Sunstones

August 2008
Establishing a gemstone mine, like any other mining operation, is a difficult proposition. This is especially true if you are starting out from scratch without loads of money to get the business going.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2016
• More roadblocks in southern California
• Greater Sage-grouse withdrawals

Company Notes

December 2000
• X-Cal Resources
• Placer Dome Inc.
• Homestake Mining Company
• Canyon Resources Corp.

Smugglers Causing Problems in South Africa

December 2006
Rogue miners in South Africa are looting underground mines, sometimes traveling over one-thousand feet down to extract gold, reported Reuters and several other sources.

Over the Divide—Robert Michael “Mike” Corbley

April 2014
Mike was...featured on our November 2013 cover after he achieved  his dream of recovering several huge nuggets...

Lucky Shot Mine and the Willow Creek Plutons

March 2007
Once a thriving mining community, the town of Lucky Shot, Alaska,  also known as Kellyville, is nowhere to be found today. Buildings were either hauled away or burned. The snow loads of the Talkeetna Mountains crushed some of...

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