Understanding Federal Mining Claims
What are Federal Mining Claims? Federal mining claims are parcels of land on federal land, where an individual or entity has declared the right to extract valuable minerals. These claims are regulated…
What are locatable, leasable and saleable minerals?
Written by: Bruno Hegner The General Mining Law of 1872 allows an individual to locate mining claims on land owned by the Federal government. The interest is “self-initiated”; no act of the…
AEMA: BLM’s Proposed Conservation Rule: Vague, Counterproductive, Illegal
This article was written by Mark Compton, Executive Director and Sid Smith Government Affairs Manager from American Exploration and Mining Association After nearly 50 years of responding to the directives of the…
Exploration is a Wicked Mistress: A Light-Hearted Look at Mineral Exploration in the United States
By Stuart Burgess Mineral exploration, it's been said, is a lot like dating. It's a wicked mistress that leads you on with hints of riches, tantalizingly dangles the prospect of the next…
Digging Up the Past, Reprocessing Mine Tailings
By: Bianca Gallina, Staff Geologist With a growing global population, the demand for material resources is exponential. Copper, gold, lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements (REEs) are some of the popular resources…
Pioneering a Sustainable Future: My Personal Journey and Vision for Burgex Mining Consultants
Introduction The pursuit of a sustainable future has been a lifelong passion of mine. As a child, I was captivated by nature and how humanity could advance while preserving what we have…
Revolutionizing the Mining Industry: How AI is Transforming Exploration, Operations, and Reclamation
By: Stuart Burgess Today I virtually sat down with one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) platforms that is trained specifically in language models –you can interact with it conversationally. This platform, which…
2021 Burgex Year in Review
2021 Burgex Year in Review What a year 2021 has been! We have been very busy all year at Burgex enhancing our services, adding new equipment, and rounding out our team. 2021…
5 Things to Keep in Mind About Mineral Exploration
5 Things to Keep in Mind About Mineral Exploration Mineral exploration is an essential tool to discover deposits of minerals and rocks useful to meet society’s resource needs. This process works by…
Four Key Takeaways from Mines & Money London 2021
Four Key Takeaways from Mines & Money London 2021 Crystal Burgess and Stuart Burgess from Burgex Mining Consultants were recently delegates at the Mines & Money London 2021 conference. As Europe’s largest…
