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Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part II Recognizing and Understanding Rock Formations (Petrology)

Rocks are an aggregate formed from the accumulation of minerals. Minerals form under various conditions, and when the minerals come together in mass, they form rocks.

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Placer Mining At Chititu Creek, Alaska


There is reason to believe these stream valleys are still rich with gold, silver and copper.

Legislative and Regulatory Update


• PLP continues the fight for miners' rights
• Oregon miners fight back
• Bills address strategic minerals

Picks & Pans: Gold Mining on Joie Osgood Ranch


Butte County, California—On January 29, 1978, Peter and I received permission from Joie Osgood to pan and look for gold on her property. The 3800 acre property was located about four miles northeast of Honcut, Butte County, California.

MMAC & PLP Update


Keep in mind there are specific steps that must be taken to get your traditional mining district organized if it has fallen into disarray.

San Manuel Mine Officially Closes With a Bang


One of the largest underground copper mines in the world officially closed mid-January, as demolition crews blasted its twin smelter stacks.

Drywashing and Detecting for Eluvial Placer Gold Research is the Key to Success—Part I


How many of you remember hearing or reading the phrase, “only a small percentage of the earth’s recoverable gold has been found?” This more aptly applies to large mining corporations having the means to develop and run large...

Looking Back


Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

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The Bawl Mill   • January Issues Delayed For Weeks As USPS Searches Their Facility   • The Rocks That Burn: Is Oil Shale the Answer?—Part I   • Feds Move Oil Shale to Front Burner   • The Circle Goldfields   • New Montana Board Moves to Halt Mining   • Newmont Looks to Ghana   • PLP President Intervenes on Behalf of Dredgers   • Samuel Franklin Hunt Nevada’s “Rio Tinto”   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

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