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BLM Land Swap Deal Raises Eyebrows
August 2002 by Associated Press
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Washington D.C. is reviewing a land swap with a private company because the bureau allowed an employee of the company to arrange the deal.Slug Gulch
Slug Gulch. What a name. It originates back into the 1860s or so. The question is whether it was referring to the snail-like creature or to large pieces of gold. The name alone is enough for any prospector to consider checking the area out.
Ask The Experts
• A place for mining equipment "on the cheap"?
Gemstones in Wyoming—Part II
The known iolite deposits are accessed at Palmer Canyon and Grizzly Creek in the central Laramie Mountains 15 to 18 miles west of Wheatland and 60 to 70 miles northwest of Cheyenne.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Pruitt out at EPA
• NDAA still under negotiation
• AMRA’s California mining bill fails to reach floor vote
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California Dept. of Fish & Game Stops Issuing Special Dredge Permits
• Clinton Advisor Defends Roadless Plan Process
• Forest Service to Seek Wilderness Status for Much of Chugach
Mojave Desert Placer Mining
Several locations in the Mojave Desert region of California have yielded placer gold, apparently scattered from nearby lode deposits that have long-since eroded from existence. Some of the areas are still popular with weekend prospectors, and some have been worked on a much larger scale in recent years.
Exploration Drilling
Selected excerpt from USDA Forest Service Technical Report:
Anatomy of a Mine from Prospect to Production
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The Bawl Mill
• Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Raises Harassment of Miners to a New Level
• Oregon Miners File Suit Against Fisheries Service
• Gold in Nevada
• The Greenhorn
• Striking Gold
• The Bombarded 38' Parallel
• Picks & Pans: The Trophy Hunt
• Corner Country Gold
• Something to Consider When You Go Dredging
• Western Mining Artifact Collectors Show
• Rattlesnakes
• The Gold Hill and Iowa Mine 1895-1938
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
