by Ben | Oct 31, 2016 | Energy, Geology, Politics
In recent years I have been quiet on energy related issues. We have come a long way in the last 10 years. Like many people I recently watched “Before the Flood.” most of the film was good, but I would like to post a word of warning about the carbon tax mentioned in...
by Ben | Mar 31, 2013 | Geology, Minerals, Mining, Projects
New side project is now up an running. UMWGOLD.COM The state sites are now active. The site features a calendar of events for the entire region and a map were people have found gold in our area. I also ported over a couple of my posts regarding gold in Minnesota...
by Ben | Mar 19, 2013 | Geology, Minerals, Mining
I started a new site for the Minnesota gold prospectors. Since a frame work needed to be built we decided to cover the entire Upper Midwest. The forum will allow users around the area to communicate regarding prospecting in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Iowa,...
by Ben | Mar 3, 2013 | Geology, Minerals, Mining
In this post I quickly look at this history of gold mining in North Dakota and go on to explain possible locations that gold could exist in pre-glacial river deposits.
by Ben | Feb 27, 2013 | General Info, Geology, Projects
New post on how to find placer gold in Minnesota and other glaciated states in the Upper Midwest (Click on the Image Below). The post also provides information on the historical locations of gold discoveries in Minnesota past and present.
by Ben | Dec 10, 2012 | General Info, Geology, Just For Fun, Minerals, Mining
I have not been very productive lately, but I noticed a lot of people are interested in the confidential wells list for North Dakota. The state provides a copy of all the wells in an HTML table, but it isn’t very useful unless you transfer it all into excel. I...
