Let us help you recover valuable metals. 888-437-1187

Magazine

All Articles

Battle Heats Up Over California Suction Dredging

The State of California is seeking dismissal of the federal lawsuit filed by Public Lands for the People (PLP) on grounds that they are immune from such lawsuits under the 11th Amendment to the US Constitution. However, there is plenty of prior case precedence suggesting that state officials and agencies are open to such lawsuits when they assume responsibility for regulatory authority from the federal government.

Online access required. Please .

Add a Comment

Additional articles that might interest you...

Know Your District


We have to remember that the earliest miners were not geologists, but came from a variety of backgrounds. Their survival depended on finding enough gold so they worked hard and adapted to whatever challenges these new areas presented.

Ask The Experts: Sulfides and fluxes


The concentrate is just the heaviest of the heavy minerals but some sulfides are sneaking in there also with the gold...

A Modern Gold Rush In Sudan


A couple of months ago, folks on the US and Aussie online gold forums started noticing that GP4500 detectors (Minelab’s top of the line gold unit) were selling used for prices significantly more than they cost new!

Looking Back


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

Huge California Nugget A Hoax


Sanders claimed he used ground-penetrating radar to survey his private property in Nevada County, California, and uncovered the chunk of gold with a backhoe when he was following up on one of the anomalies found by the radar.

Melman on Gold & Silver


If the events of the past month have proven anything, they have confirmed the old adage that gold is truly a measuring device for the “International Temperature.” During the first half of the year and into mid-August, wars, threats of Iranian “peaceful” nuclear devices and North Korean nuclear jawboning drove gold to two-decade highs and kept it well above $600 per ounce.

More Treasure From Sunken Ship


Gold chains, silver coins and bars of solid gold glittered in the tropical sun as the family of famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher showed off another significant find from a sunken Spanish galleon.

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill   • Legislative and Regulatory Update   • Utah Proposes Using Eminent Domain Against Federal Government   • Gold in Alaska   • Beach Mining for Gold   • Mining Trade Group Sues Nevada Over Tax Initiative   • China Will Put Rio Tinto Employees on Trial   • Highbanking on the Similkameen River   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices

Free:
Prospecting for Hard Rock Gold   • Dredger Wins Claim Against Fish & Game Director

Advertisements

Garrett Electronics - trusted by real miners & prospectors!
Precious Metals Recovery plants and equipment
Fighting to keep public lands open to the public
Specializing in the processing of precious metal ores!
Watch prospecting shows on your computer right now
Free Online Sample Issue