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Ask The Experts — Could you please include the stock symbol in "Mining Stock Quotes"?


Q: Friends, I have been with you now for about 3 years. I cannot imagine a better publication!!!!
If at all possible, please include the stock symbol with the name of the company under “Mining Stock Quotes”...

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices


Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices


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The Bawl Mill


• Too little, too late...
• Beware of Argentina...just kidding!
• A million dollars just doesn’t go as far as it used to...
• Well qualified

Legislative and Regulatory Update


• Roadless Rule back in play
• Action needed on SB 670
• Abbey recommended to head BLM
• Capped and jobless
• S 787
• SB 796 & HR 699

The Suction Gold Dredging Fight Continues in California


The story is similar to what has played out over the past several years. The Karuk Tribe of northern California, with the support of several environmental and fishing groups, sues the California Department of Fish & Game in an attempt to stop suction gold dredging in the state. At the same time, they find a state legislator sympathetic to their cause and persuade the legislator to introduce a bill to stop suction gold dredging.
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Gold in the South Pass Greenstone Belt, Wyoming


To many geologists and prospectors, “greenstone belts” are synonymous with “gold belts” since they provide excellent places to search for gold.

Chinese Buy Out Australian Miners


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

Using a Winch to Work Smarter, Not Harder


It’s really a kick to watch a boulder weighing several tons moving out of your dredge hole and onto the cobble pile being pulled by a cable attached to your portable winch.
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The Forgotten Specimen—Part II


The walk back to the car and subsequent search for Frieda took a lot longer than I would have liked. I had wandered much further than I thought.

Germany Developing Gold Vending Machine


It’s a novel twist on the vending machine: in go the coins, out comes a nugget of gold.

How to Complete Assessment Work and Claim Maintenance


To put yourself in the best position you need to be doing all your assessment work properly and filing the necessary paperwork in a timely manner. Most prospectors don’t know a lot about the details of doing assessment work...
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Charles P. Watson, Chief Geologist

More Tennessee Gold


I was well on my way in learning about gold prospecting after my successful adventure panning for gold at Coker Creek. It didn’t take me a whole lot of days of panning to decide I needed something better so I could...

Melman on Gold & Silver


It is becoming increasingly clear that Barack Obama will be an activist President. Unlike his predecessors, he appears set on using the powers of government in an unusually aggressive manner in order to accomplish “public good.”

The Bawl Mill


• Affordable housing... for the rich!
• Thank goodness we have rules to eliminate wateful spending
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Ask the Experts


Q: How do we get Congress to make up for some of their blunders and do something productive for a change, such as releasing those withdrawn WSAs?

Legislative and Regulatory Update AB 1032—Where Do We Go From Here?


• First, The Great News...
• What's Next?

Prairie Creek Project Approaches Final Hurdle


Their Prairie Creek project, located in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories of Canada, has a history dating back nearly eighty years when silver and zinc were first discovered there, and includes the involvement of...
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A Golden Dream Come True


We found the area where this patch of gold nuggets was located by researching several books on old mining districts. By the end of the 2006 winter we had about five different locations that we wanted to investigate.

Dawson City and the World Gold Panning Championships


Each year the World Gold Panning Association (WGPA) holds a world championship in one of the twenty countries that are members.  The decision as to where to hold each championship involves many factors...

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