The Info Is Out There

July 2022 by R. V. Larson

While I don’t know the exact date of the map, I know it would have been in the late 1800s, as that was when the pioneers made early gold discoveries in this area.

Take it to Bedrock

November 2017

Picking the right spot to placer has to do with years of experience, and a little luck. The textbooks can tell you where it should be, but sometimes the rules just don’t seem to apply.

Ask the Experts

January 2015
• How do I clean up gold encrusted with iron-sulfides?

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

January 2005

Hawthorne's Golden Outlook

March 2009
It was not the scenery that attracted Vancouver-based Hawthorne Gold Corp. to the area, but rather the opportunity to gain control of projects with the ability to enter into production in the relatively near future...

Electrum: Gold and Silver Together

January 2016
...if you are out prospecting and find something that looks very much like a nugget but has an odd greenish-gray cast to it, don’t be too quick to simply toss it aside as junk.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

November 2001
• Forest chief asks Norton to end Oregon mining moratorium
• DOI orders review of  "science" used in Klamath Basin decisions
• BLM Launches EIS for Conservation and Restoration of BLM Public Lands in Western U.S.
• Fish & Wildlife service approach to critical habitat ruled unlawful in Arizona case

Resource Maven

September 2022

Stocks have been on a run. The S&P 500 is up 14% from its June low; the NASDAQ 100 is up about 20%. Yet sentiment is dismal. 

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