Adventure at the 420 Level

March 2000 by Sam E. Phifer, P.G.

Spectacular Specimens Found in Northern Nevada

December 2003
A prospector, who wishes to remain nameless, located the pictured chevron gold specimens on October 29, 2003.

Higher Zinc Price Creates Opportunity

April 2005
Zinc is brittle and crystalline at ordinary temperatures, but when heated to between 110°C and 150°C it becomes ductile and malleable; it can then be rolled into sheets. The bluish-white metal is used principally for galvanizing iron, but also...

The Vore Mine

July 2008
The price of gold has certainly raised some eyebrows and has prompted some new prospectors onto the scene. They are faced with the same problem that we old timers have—where to find the gold.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2012
• IBLA rules against miner for "late" filing
• Wyoming appeals roadless decision
• Mercury reduction program slated for California
• Oregon wilderness
• Oregon miner prevails in lawsuit against Forest Service and District Ranger
• Canada pulls out of Kyoto Climate Treaty

Hunting for Hardrock: The Basics

December 2013
Exposed veins and outcroppings can be a great source for gathering good gold ore for processing. Veins and outcroppings do require a lot of work to free the ore from its earthen grip, but this labor can be very rewarding.

Sunshine Mine Video Brings Back Painful Memories

October 2002
When a federal employee decided to make a safety video for miners, she didn’t expect to reopen 30-year-old wounds from one of the nation’s worst mining disasters. But a roomful of tough men had watery eyes as they watched the film “You Are My Sunshine,” which recounted the Sunshine Mine disaster of 1972 that claimed 91 lives.

Newmont Looks to Ghana

February 2006
Newmont Mining Corp. is intensifying a global hunt for the next mother lode of gold.

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