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A Word from the Editor
July 2000 by Scott Harn
Many of the calls and letters I have received from our readers lately have expressed frustration and outright anger at the Clinton Administration.Significant Oil and Gas on Alaska's Central North Slope
A US Geological Survey (USGS) assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the central part of the Alaska North Slope and the adjacent state offshore area finds that there is a significant amount of oil and a large amount of gas that remains to be discovered.
Over the Divide
Lesa Dale Barton, formerly of Armadillo Mining Shop of Grants Pass, Oregon, passed away September 6, 2006 after bravely fighting cancer for several months.
The Bawl Mill
• To pollute or not to pollute, is that the question?
• Feeling a little low on energy this summer…
• The comical side of politics
• Two birds with one windmill…
Hardrock Prospecting in El Dorado County, California
Three times we went back and finally found a clue. There was an old air shaft not far from the trail!
Gold in the Slate Creek Basin
In some areas these channels were thousands of feet wide, and just figuring out where you are in some of these diggings is a challenge.
Oldest Journal Contest - The Winners
We received entries from readers in fourteen states for our contest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of the Journal, originally named the California Mining Journal..
PLP Update & Legislative and Regulatory Update
I’m combining these columns this month because there is an overlapping issue I wanted to address -- the new Interior Department “working group” on mining reform
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Mine Market / Circulation Manager Returns to High School
• GOP Chairmen Ask Gore to Recuse Himself From Roadless Plan
• Treasure Hunters Abound in Greece
• Hope Boy Finds Gem During Field Trip
• Deadly Explosion Ruled Accidental
• Canyon Resources Offers to Sell Mineral Rights
• Four Miners Die in Mine Accidents in Ukraine
• GPS Speeds Filing of Claims in Alaska
• 15th, 16th Century Coins Found in Romania
• Miners Attend Meeting in Myrtle Point, Oregon
• Picks & Pans: Detecting in Kauai, Hawaii
• Mannequins Bring "Life" to Mining Museum
• The History of Tombstone
• Company Notes
• Metal Detector Only Requirement for Hunting Treasure
• Mystery of the Reed Gold Mine Nuggets
• The Colorado Mineral Belt
• Millennium of Russian Gold on Display in U.S.
• Judge to Decide Regarding Release of Records
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back