Washoe County Balks at Black Rock Desert Plan

February 2000 by Associated Press

Prospecting for Silver With a Geiger Counter

January 2001
Light-colored volcanic tuff or tuffaceous sandstone often contains small amounts of uranium, enough to be detected with a sensitive radiation detector. Sometimes, the mass effect of the radiation is substantial.

Ask the Experts

February 2015
• How to find info on a particular mining claim

Legislative and Regulatory Update

June 2005
• Funds eliminated for federal land acquisitions
• ANWR leasing
• GAO scolds Fish & Wildlife
• Red Rock wilderness proposed again
• BLM websites still down
• Karuk lawsuit update

Copper Deposits of Alaska

February 2014
Only the famous Kennecott copper mine was able to continue operating through the Depression owing to the exceptional richness of its ore.

Looking Back

July 2004
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

Gold Depositiion and Gradients of Placer Streams—Part II

July 2012
The steeper the gradient is, the more potential erosive power to move gold and other bedload sediments, and the more power to remove obstacles to flow.

Ask The Experts - Need advice on melting gold

January 2019

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