All Articles
The Bawl Mill
July 2010 by Staff
• Insecurity issues?• Seven experts...and a little bit of editing
• November can’t get here soon enough
Additional articles that might interest you...
The Bawl Mill
August 2018
• The Forest Service worker who cried “wolf”
• Out of commission
MMAC & PLP Update
October 2016
There are some miners who are under the impression that an organized Mining District will immediately get the regulatory agencies off their backs so they can start digging or dredging again.
There are some miners who are under the impression that an organized Mining District will immediately get the regulatory agencies off their backs so they can start digging or dredging again.
Potholes and Other Bedrock Traps
September 2012
Potholes in bedrock can trap placer minerals and even be glory holes. They are, at least, interesting geologic phenomena, and at best, a treasure trove of gold nuggets.
Potholes in bedrock can trap placer minerals and even be glory holes. They are, at least, interesting geologic phenomena, and at best, a treasure trove of gold nuggets.
Relocating A Historic Vein
April 2008
Opportunities exist in both hardrock and placer. Production costs to operate a small placer mining project are a lot less than for a hardrock mine. Underground placers are a different story, but generally, recovering placer gold takes...
Opportunities exist in both hardrock and placer. Production costs to operate a small placer mining project are a lot less than for a hardrock mine. Underground placers are a different story, but generally, recovering placer gold takes...
A Guide to Overlooked Gold Deposits—Part I
September 2003
Most gold guidebooks just give a brief description of the geology of placers and focus more on the equipment and techniques used to recover placer gold or to metal detect for gold. This article hopes to stimulate your interest in a different direction.
Most gold guidebooks just give a brief description of the geology of placers and focus more on the equipment and techniques used to recover placer gold or to metal detect for gold. This article hopes to stimulate your interest in a different direction.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
June 2015
• California dredging update
• Favorable bills in Congress
• California dredging update
• Favorable bills in Congress
Newmont Fined for Fatality
August 2009
The agency said managers “showed a disregard for the miners’ welfare” and acted with “more than ordinary negligence” before the victim fell through a sinkhole while operating a large loader about 200 feet below the entrance of the mine.
The agency said managers “showed a disregard for the miners’ welfare” and acted with “more than ordinary negligence” before the victim fell through a sinkhole while operating a large loader about 200 feet below the entrance of the mine.
Subscription Required:
California Dredgers Shafted by Assembly Democrats
• Rare Earth Deposit May Be Awaiting Discovery
• When Gold Moves, Placers Form
• Beginner's Luck
• The Curious Saga of the Jack Wade Creek Dredge
• The Guaniamo Diamond Region, Venezuela—Part I
• Nevada Mining Tax Fails in Signature Drive
• Taxes, Numbers & Mining
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• What Was That Article Again?
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• The Whabouchi Lithium Project
