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1999 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
August 1999 by Staff
Ceremonies to induct 1999s nominees into the National Mining Hall of Fame will be held Sunday October 10,1999 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in St. Louis, MO.
Court: Kennecott Eagle Minerals Application Complete
The Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that had blocked the state Department of Environmental Quality from deciding whether to issue a permit for a nickel and copper mine in the Upper Peninsula.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• EPA declares carbon dioxide a threat to environment
• Suction dredging update for California
• California Fish & Game director resigns
• More Merced River restrictions
Gold Prospecting in Maine - Part I
Within five minutes there were nine brook trout hanging around, feeding on nymphs I was stirring up. They were having a field day, sometimes getting within inches of my mask. It was almost like they were begging for more food.
Pediments
A pediment is a broad, gently sloping erosion surface or plain of low relief that is often found in arid and semi-arid regions at the base of a receding mountain front. The example shown is from the Palo Verde Ranch 15-minute topographic quadrangle, southwest of Tucson, Arizona. This is one of the best examples the writer has ever seen.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• New Oregon Mining Legislation Friendly to Small Miner
• Cutbacks at S. African Mines—Britain Blamed
• BLM Reports That 'Mining' Brings Most Public Reward
• Long-Term Camping Plan at Fortymile Proposed by BLM
• "No Gold Sales" Says Nevada Senator
• Panel Cuts Park Monies, Eases Mining Restrictions
• State May Re-Examine Plans on Dredge Use Near Hope
• Company Notes
• Jim Butler's Political Career
• Picks & Pans: Gold Recovery in Placer Mining Operations
• Nevada Looks to Tourism to Fill Mining's Gap
• PGMs in the United States
• Miners Claim Victory in Fight That Began with Protest
• U.S. Admits Botching Indian Funds Accounts
• Gold Fever
• Roads Protecting Grizzlies Reopen
• Guanajuato Silver, Mexico
• Roosevelt: From Boom Town to Mountain Lake
• Dollar Must Slip for Gold to Rise
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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