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Adventure at the 420 Level
March 2000 by Sam E. Phifer, P.G.
Beneath the rolling fairways and manicured greens of a sedate golf course community in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, lie the 600-foot deep, water filled, caved workings of the once famous Phoenix Gold Mine.
Lightning Creek, British Columbia
Lightning Creek is one of the famous placer gold streams in the Cariboo district of east-central British Columbia, Canada. It is 445 miles, by highway, north of Vancouver, some 50 miles east of the town of Quesnel (pop. 8,500).
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Judge Denies Request To Delay Michigan Mine
Manderfield’s ruling opens the way for Kennecott Eagle to begin blasting. The company has declined to say when it will start. A spokeswoman said drilling would begin “in the coming weeks".
Silver Mining Returning to Texas
Today, a Canadian company is reviving the mine to take advantage of silver prices that have tripled since 2009, giving the few dozen residents still living in the area more action than they’ve seen in decades.
From the Editor
Thanks to the hard work of our writers and staff, along with the support of our advertisers, we are beginning our 75th year in print.
The Trapiches of Chile
In Chile, the trapiche (tra-peach-ee) method of milling gold ore began more than 400 years ago. The first trapiche, also known as a Chilean mill, was a stone wheel weighing two or three tons rotating on an axle.
Melman on Gold & Silver
...when we begin to observe what appears to be an early indication toward a more bullish stance in one of the major miners, that can reasonably provide us with a rising degree of optimism for the sector itself.
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The Bawl Mill
• Group Sues Feds Over New Nat'l Monuments
• Tribe Joins Idaho in Roadless Suit
• 10,000 Shovels Back Protest
• Letter to the Editor—From Mike Miller, President, Original Sixteen to One Mine
• U.S. Dept. of Interior Inspectors in Arizona
• Wyoming Tops in Royalties
• Sunnyside, Arizona
• Evaluating a Placer Discovery
• Company Notes
• Treasures for Sale
• "Gold" Coin Debuts
• Picks & Pans: Prospecting at Mills Creek, Alaska
• Delamar District, Nevada
• Millie's Tailings
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
