Updates
News, progress notes, and announcements from Mojave Gold.
Vested rights: the most misunderstood advantage in California mining
March 21, 2026 • Blog
Vested rights don’t erase regulation. They reduce unknowns—and unknowns are what destroy timelines. Permitting risk often dominates geology risk in California. That’s why vested rights matter. In essence:…
Read update →The Grade Multiplier: why a “small” change in grade can dominate everything
February 25, 2026 • Blog
Costs are paid per ton. Revenue is paid per ounce. Grade is the conversion rate between the two worlds. If mining were a language, grade is the word…
Read update →Gold above $5,100 isn’t just “fear” – it’s a stress test of trust
February 24, 2026 • Blog
Big gold moves are dramatic, but the real story is how volatility sorts plans into “robust” and “fragile.” Reuters reported gold racing above $5,100 on safe-haven demand tied…
Read update →Peter Lange’s Telegraph Mine thesis: what it’s like to be a desert detective chasing a deposit’s “rules”
February 23, 2026 • Blog
A good thesis is deposit archaeology—mapping structures, reading alteration, and building a falsifiable model. A geologist master's thesis of a gold and silver epithermal system isn’t glamour. It’s…
Read update →Silver is so pricey that solar engineers are redesigning panels to use less of it
February 22, 2026 • Blog
When a metal gets expensive enough to force engineering change, that’s not hype—that’s the real economy talking. Silver has a double identity. To investors it’s a precious metal.…
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