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Guest Editorial—Changing the Rules
May 2000 by Guest Writer
Increasing restrictions on use of public lands are causing a widening tear through the country's economic and social fabric.Additional articles that might interest you...
Looking Back
March 2005
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.
Benton’s Rich Silver
October 2008
Prospectors looking for the next Comstock Lode tried mining for silver in the Benton Hot Springs area in California in 1862. On a ridge southeast of the town, they found what they were looking for—rich hornsilver.
Prospectors looking for the next Comstock Lode tried mining for silver in the Benton Hot Springs area in California in 1862. On a ridge southeast of the town, they found what they were looking for—rich hornsilver.
Pros and Cons of Big Detector Coils
December 2016
Years later I returned with a new detector with a smaller coil and detector technology more sensitive to smaller nuggets. I found my first nugget within five minutes. I had a second five minutes after that.
Years later I returned with a new detector with a smaller coil and detector technology more sensitive to smaller nuggets. I found my first nugget within five minutes. I had a second five minutes after that.
Southwest Alaska Gold Project Progresses
January 2012
NovaGold Resources Inc. announced that a gold prospect in southwest Alaska is ready to advance to permitting.
NovaGold Resources Inc. announced that a gold prospect in southwest Alaska is ready to advance to permitting.
Eastern Oregon Mine Seeks Permits
September 2012
After a host of companies spent 20 years prospecting, a mining firm is ready to make a play on the $2 billion lode of gold sitting in Eastern Oregon.
After a host of companies spent 20 years prospecting, a mining firm is ready to make a play on the $2 billion lode of gold sitting in Eastern Oregon.
Picks & Pans: Detecting at Ganes Creek
April 2006
My long and tedious trip started July 9, 2005, from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on a flight to Atlanta. I changed planes and continued on to Anchorage, Alaska.
My long and tedious trip started July 9, 2005, from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on a flight to Atlanta. I changed planes and continued on to Anchorage, Alaska.
The Art of Finding Coarse Gold Part I—The Geology of Coarse Gold Formation
December 2004
Recovering large, coarse gold nuggets is a very exciting experience, and the quest for large gold is often the “holy grail” of the independent prospector, no matter which type of equipment is used. Hefty, good-sized gold nuggets are...
Recovering large, coarse gold nuggets is a very exciting experience, and the quest for large gold is often the “holy grail” of the independent prospector, no matter which type of equipment is used. Hefty, good-sized gold nuggets are...
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