The Search for Specimen (Pocket) Gold in the California Mother Lode

October 1999 by Dwight Juras, PhD

Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods—Part I

June 2004
While most small-scale prospectors and miners focus their energies on placer deposits, most large mining companies put their efforts primarily into hard rock mining. Although many miners may see these as two separate worlds that can never meet, a better understanding of hard rock mining for small operators can be very helpful in many ways.

Rare Earth Deposit May Be Awaiting Discovery

July 2010
Bill and the geologist lost interest and as far as I know, nothing more was done to locate the deposit.

A Journey Into the Silver Peak Range

June 2013
The Gold Rush in California called hundreds of thousands of souls to leave their homes to journey to the the far reaches of the West. At first the rich goldfields of the Sierra Nevada beckoned to these adventurous pioneers.

Ask the Experts: gold per ton; improving assay method

May 2012
Q: How much gold do I have per ton and how can I improve my assay method?

Prospecting for Surface Flood Gold Placers on Low and Intermediate Gradient Streams

February 2015

Sample panning is a very important method used to find the richest parts of a flood gold deposit before setting up equipment and running material.

The Notch Peak Intrusive

October 2005
Located about thirty miles west of Delta, Utah, just to the north of Highway 6-50, is a tall rocky crag with an apparent notch missing from the peak. This is Notch Peak.

Court: Kennecott Eagle Minerals Application Complete

October 2006
The Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that had blocked the state Department of Environmental Quality from deciding whether to issue a permit for a nickel and copper mine in the Upper Peninsula.

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