The Colorado Mineral Belt

July 2000 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD

The Canton Lead

June 2002
As the great Australian gold rushes of the 1850s gathered momentum, hopeful prospectors rushed from all parts of the globe, not least among these were the ubiquitous Chinese.

Gold Prospecting in Maine - Part I

April 2010
Within five minutes there were nine brook trout hanging around, feeding on nymphs I was stirring up. They were having a field day, sometimes getting within inches of my mask. It was almost like they were begging for more food.

Melman on Gold & Silver

December 2014
As we have noted through the years, perhaps the most direct, single influence on the future of gold and silver is their monetary opposite—currencies in general, the US Dollar in particular.

Ask The Experts

March 2015
Q: Conflicting advice on motorized small-scale mining equipment

Melman on Gold & Silver

November 2008
...we are witnessing the onset of a major transformation of the underlying economic/political structure, perhaps headed toward government controls beyond any previous American experience.

The Bawl Mill

November 2017

• Apparently snow, rain, heat and gloom have been slowing down mail delivery
• Name that tune

Legislative and Regulatory Update

February 2002
• Changes to wetlands
• 43 CFR 3809
• Scaled-back version of CARA passes in the dead of night
• Sierra Nevada Framework

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