Looking Back

November 2004 by Staff

Mining on the Comstock Lode

July 2014
Even with the decades of mining and exploration, much of the Comstock is still underdeveloped and its potential not fully tapped.

California Water Board Tries to Restrict Dredging

May 2010
She explained that she didn’t like the numbers that the computer model gave her for this section of river, so she “adjusted the numbers by hand” to more accurately reflect what she thought they should be.

Ask the Experts: various mining courses

August 2012
Q: What classes should one take if planning on majoring in mining engineering or geology?

Picks & Pans: Koyukuk River Gold—Prospecting Alaska's Brooks Range

June 1999
The water rose up in a great splash around the front of the pickup. The tires smashed into a couple of large boulders and suddenly the truck nosed down into a deep hole and bounced back out as I stepped on the gas pedal.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

February 2017

Secrets of Successful Prospecting

April 2019

Winter is the time for research, and if you haven’t already done some research to find new places to prospect, now is the time to cram in some last minute research before the good weather arrives.

The Grubstake Gulch Placers, Alaska

January 2006
I’m not sure if it was the cold, clear, pure drinking waters of Grubstake Gulch and Willow Creek that have drawn me over the years, or the flat nuggets of gold I have dug out now and then. Since about 1973, I’ve extensively prospected up...

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