Federal funding is a tool used to boost economic activity within specific sectors. This post examines federal funding, and the impacts it can have on the mineral industry.

I see the term “ore” used indiscriminately in the mineral and related industry. However, this term is legal one. Ore is -by definition- economic in value. The same is applicable to defining mineral “resources” as “reserves.” Reserves have economic value today, resources may have economic value in the future.

Old style 4x4 claim post on a project in rural Nevada.

What are mining claims and mineral tenures? What is the law surrounding them? I dig in on mining claims with this two part post.

What royalty options are there and which one best fits your project?

Searching for lithocaps is a great application of a new exploration model in old mining districts.

What is Nevada Assembly Bill 495, and how will it affect Nevada operators?

What is so special about the Walker Lane and why should we care?

With more public resources than ever before, exploration and target generation can be done from a desktop.