Large Scale Mining
The Ely Copper-Gold District of Nevada
January 2015 by Chris Ralph

Mining on the Comstock Lode

Silver Peak, Nevada: A Little of Everything
Silver Peak is a small mining community in Esmeralda County in west-central Nevada, about 30 miles west of Goldfield. Although it’s fairly remote, it’s been an important mining center since the early days.
Obama Administration Moves to Block Mining Near Yellowstone
Republicans and industry representatives have criticized the administration’s eleventh-hour actions to limit development and promised to seek their reversal once Obama leaves office.
Pursuing Rare Earths in Wyoming
The company that wants to build and operate the mine, Rare Element Resources Ltd., promises high-wage jobs and economic vitality to an area where 40 percent of the population is age 50 or older.
Canadian Company Recovers 1,111-Carat Diamond

The Montanore Copper and Silver Project

Preserving the True History of the Ivanhoe
My partner had the contacts and it wasn’t long before we had an agreement in place and the company had a geologist on site. I recall a time when he was getting the lay of the land, so to speak, and he broke off a rock sample and inspected it with his magnifier.
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts
• Ask the Experts
• Ask the Experts
• Ask the Experts
• Return to Chicken, Alaska
• The Pothole Patch
• All About Pyrite
• Diamond Prospecting in Indiana
• Significant Progress for California Suction Gold Dredgers
• Why Did This Silver Mine Close? -Conclusion
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Free:
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• How to Field Evaluate A Placer Property