What are locatable minerals? What are locatable minerals? The General Mining Law of 1872, as amended, opened the public lands of the United States to mineral acquisition by the location and maintenance…
Nevada Mining District Database As part of our ongoing effort to educate and empower our readers and clients we have presented a variety of new resources. Today we are happy to present…
BLM Mining Claim Notice of Location Requirements Drafting a new notice/certificate of location (NOL/COL) for a lode or placer claim can be intimidating. Most of the information available online is scattered and…
Mineral Exploration and GIS The two components of a binary explosive are generally very safe when they stand alone, but when they are combined, they create a powerful explosive that can be…
The United States of Industrial Minerals: Map The United States of Industrial Minerals It takes a lot of industrial minerals to keep the world economy rolling along. Hundreds of millions of tons of…
Finding Prospects: U.S. Import Reliance Minerals In response to the mining project development flowchart that we recently posted we have received many excellent comments. A few of these comments indicated that developing a…
A New Sand Frontier: Western Sands Utah This article was written by Jen Casebier from Down Hole Trader. Burgex Inc. has been a primary consultant to Western Sands, LLC and provides claim staking services,…
Finding Federal Land Open for Prospecting Whether you are looking for marble, industrial minerals, or precious metals, the process is the same. Finding federal land open for prospecting is a simple research process,…
Mining Project Development Flowchart The process of mining project development can be complex. It can be confusing when viewed through the eyes of an outsider or beginner to the industry. We created…
Money On Monday: The State of Mineral Exploration Financing Lets talk about one of my favorite subjects, mineral exploration financing! The other day I was speaking with a colleague of ours, a…