Washoe County Balks at Black Rock Desert Plan

February 2000 by Associated Press

How to Stake Your Own Mining Claims—Part I

March 2016

Many new prospectors start out prospecting in public areas and club claims, and this is perfectly fine, but the next step in the progression of becoming an experienced prospector is to locate and stake your own mining claims. 

Judge Holds Companies Liable for Some Damage

October 2003
A federal judge found mining companies liable for at least some of the costs of cleaning up pollution of Idaho’s Silver Valley from a century of mining.

Over the Divide

January 2001
H. Mason Coggin    
    1938-2000

Exploring A Historic Lode Mine

August 2016
Climbing up the debris, I pointed my flashlight up a shaft ascending straight up as far as my light would shine. It was the stope of the pay shoot leading to the old tunnel above!

Looking Back

November 2000
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

December 2015

Picks & Pans: DEF Prospectors Rally Was a Huge Success

September 2001
For many years we have been losing our rights. The main reason this has been happening is because as prospectors and miners, we tend to be loners. This trait has helped the environmental movement because...

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