VMS Deposits in Central Arizona

October 2004 by John Rothermel

Old Dog(Fighter), New Trick

June 2022

Then it occurred to me that the drywasher was designed by an engineer. Gotta love engineers! Those slide-rule geeks always tinker with gravity, angles, curves and flow.

Looking Back

February 2001
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

Gold in Arkansas

January 2004
Arkansas has an area of over 53,000 square miles, with a population of over 2.3 million. Natural vegetation consists of hardwood forests where not cleared for agriculture or urbanization.

Suction Gold Dredge Miners Win On Federal Preemption

February 2015
Judge Ochoa went so far as to call the California permit scheme “unenforceable.”

Melman on Gold & Silver

November 2014
I find it difficult to recall a period when the world has encountered so many simultaneous threats which “should” have driven gold and silver higher, and yet the precious metals markets—so far—have failed to rally to any significant extent.

Nome Offshore Dredging Creates Challenges

June 2015
The Alaska state government has been trying to keep up with and maybe even stay on top of the situation by studying the problems associated with rapid growth and how to solve them.

Chinese Buy Out Australian Miners

July 2009
Some Australian lawmakers object to allowing Chinese government companies to buy mining assets that they say are a cornerstone of Australia’s economy.

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