1999 Tables of Content

December 1999 by Staff

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2015
• WOTUS
• Sheriff withdraws Forest Service law enforcement authority

Placer Gold in Utah

November 2001
Utah is not known for gold, but a significant amount has been produced. Over 12 million ounces of lode and placer gold have been produced from Bingham Canyon alone. However, placer production, per se, has been miniscule compared to other western states, although a lot of dry placers may remain undiscovered.

Prospecting Old Tertiary Channels

September 2010
The potential exists for small-scale placer mining in these pits using a trommel and sluice box or other similar types of equipment.

Buying or Investing in Mineral Properties

February 2004
Mineral properties are constantly being offered through Realtors, magazine ads, and the Internet. They always sound as if they abound in mineral values, but how can you determine if they are really worth the asking price or if they have any value at all?

PLP Update

October 2018

Priorities will include meeting with the EPA regarding suction gold dredging permitting and with the Forest Service regarding revisions to CFR 228A regulations related to mining and access on public lands.

Ask The Experts

December 2014
• Real or fool's gold?

Operation And Application Of Magnetometers

October 2014
The technology used in these devices has advanced greatly in the last century. Many different types of physical effects are used to measure these magnetic fields and we will briefly look at some of these.

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The Bawl Mill   • Over the Divide   • Our Readers Say   • Desert Phone Trashed   • ICMJ Elected Prospecting Magazine of 1999   • Advertising Manager Leaving ICMJ   • Guest Editorial—California "Special" Dredge Permits in Jeopardy   • The Search Continues   • Guest Editorial: U.S. Government—Like Nobody's Business   • Circulation and Collections Manager Leaving ICMJ   • Company Notes   • House Chair Requests Records on Forest Decision   • BLM Wants to Withdraw South Pass Public Land   • Silverton Preserving Lofty Symbol of Mining Era   • Hijackers Make Off With 660 Pounds of Gold   • Prospecting With a Magnetometer   • Lighting the Way Underground 1860-1940s   • Millie's Tailings   • Picks & Pans: Crevicing & Sniping for Placer Gold   • Looking Back   • Gold in Sonora   • Forest Service Boss Quits in Bull Trout Flap   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • European Gold Miners Seek Clarification Letter   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices   • Squeezing Diamond Into Graphite

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