The Saga of Sand Mountain

April 1999 by Phillip I. Earl

Melman on Gold & Silver

July 2010
... if the “renewed prosperity” concept fails to materialize and additional crises are on their way—each one to be met with currency expansions and worsening conditions—then we would speculate that gold and silver will move higher.

Bawl Mill

March 2023

March 2023

Ask The Experts — Could you please include the stock symbol in "Mining Stock Quotes"?

March 2008
Q: Friends, I have been with you now for about 3 years. I cannot imagine a better publication!!!!
If at all possible, please include the stock symbol with the name of the company under “Mining Stock Quotes”...

Picks & Pans: Leon Always Finds the Most Gold

March 2001
Since 1986, I have spent the summer months camped out on a river, looking for gold. The summer of 2000 was no exception.

Basic Sniping: Prospecting With a Pan & Simple Hand Tools

November 2006
There’s a lot of really great prospecting equipment on the market right now, and I have to admit I’ve spent my share of money over the years investing in dredges, drywashers, metal detectors and the like. But a lot of new folks just getting into...

A Trip to Morgan-Monroe State Forest of Indiana

October 2014
Some experienced panners with the vigor and longevity to spend a full day panning in the small creeks and ravines can possibly find as much as a gram or more on a good day.

The Basics of Exploration Leases and Contracts—Part I

February 2019

Let’s take a look at these important property aspects individually, because they all affect the value of a property and how much mining companies might or might not be interested acquiring it.

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