Looking Back

July 2000 by Staff

Fault Zones and Prospects

June 2011
As we walked back we were just reaching the point of where the faulting should be and there, covered with deep grass, was very faint evidence of an old road going up the mountainside! What was that old road doing there?

New Quarry Regulations in West Virginia

February 2000
Quarry operators would face tighter state regulations under proposed legislation that moved a step closer to approval recently.

The Challenge of Winter Dredging

November 2016
Dredges actually do pretty well in freezing conditions. There are a few tips you should know, however.

A New Look at Old Mines

April 2011
Exploration companies are actively looking for properties with profitable potential, even if the ground was once cast off as too low in grade to be economically viable. This is especially true in states that are reasonably friendly toward...

Ask the Experts

May 2014
How do mines and refiners deal with doré bars?

The Golden Triangle of Sonora, Mexico

May 2001
The “Golden Triangle” dry placer district in Sonora, Mexico, lies some 80 to 100 miles south of the border. It is in desert terrain at elevations between 1,900 and 2,300 feet above sea level.

Ask The Experts

December 2015
• How do I separate silver from lead ore?

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