Looking Back

July 1999 by Staff

Correction

June 2014
In our May 2014 issue, we incorrectly identified the woman who recovered numerous small nuggets...

MMAC & PLP Update

March 2016

Just prior to our press deadline, we learned that a bill had been introduced in the Idaho House of Representatives to redefine suction gold dredging as a preferred use in public waterways in Idaho.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2002
• Pacific Legal Foundation files suit to de-list Klamath salmon
• Draft EIS on Suction Dredging in the Siskiyou National Forest
• More Siskiyou National Forest news
• District Court rules in favor of Nicolet Minerals
• State Supreme Court backs mining company

Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part VI Geology of Placer Gold Deposits

June 2006
Placer deposits are the focus of many small-scale prospectors, as they can be worked with comparatively inexpensive equipment. In this conclusion of a six-part series, we will take a look at the geology and formation of placer deposits...

Ask the Experts

April 2014
Bismuth oxide for assaying?

Ask The Experts

August 2016
Which comes first, claim filing or staking?

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

October 2002

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