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Wyoming—A Land That Time (And Explorationists) Forgot
April 2004 by W. Dan Hausel
Wyoming is a vast state, covering nearly 260,000 km2 of surface area, which houses fewer people than most cities (less than 500,000 call Wyoming home). The state has no state income tax, is driven by taxes generated by the oil and gas...
Money In, Money Out
With conventional financing still difficult to obtain, it is little wonder that “self-financing” is the number one form of financing used by small business owners, miners and prospectors.
Picks & Pans: Prospecting for Lode Gold
Most of the world's ore deposits have been found by prospectors, not by geologists nor mining engineers. This article has been prepared with this fact in mind.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Karuk Tribe at it again
• Republicans drop mining provision from budget bill
• Idaho miners agree to stricter bonding requirements
• Comments needed for Oregon turbidity review
Ask The Experts: What to do with scheelite
Q: What can be done with scheelite? Why does the ICMJ never list tungsten in the metals prices?
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Ask The Experts: Will this detector work for me?
Q: I live near the Gold Basin area of Arizona. What detector will go deep and be easier to use for small gold? I need some help.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Two Arrested in Alleged Mining Investment Scheme
• Wall-Rock Alteration
• Melman Reports From PDAC—News About India, China, and a Potential Shortage of Nickel
• Picks & Pans: Family's Identity Forged Working Nevada's Gold
• Researching Suitable Areas to Detect for Free-Milling Gold
• A Working Arrastra
• Training Videos From NIOSH
• The Golden Highway—Amador County
• Prospectores Unite in Washington State
• Flexible Circuits Possible From Gold Wire
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices







