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California State Gold Panning Championship Results
November 2001 by Staff
The seventh annual California State Championships started off with a roar and it never ended until the champions were named at the end of the two-day event. The setting was perfect. The event was being held in the historic mining town of Foresthill, northeast of Sacramento.Hecla Fights Bad Actor Label in Montana
Environmental groups last year urged Montana regulators to impose the bad actor designation, and now are seeking to intervene in the case.
The Jenkins Mine Project, Conclusion—Recovery Operations & Summary
This project taught me that you don’t need to be Albert Einstein to apply a little science to your prospecting. I learned that most of the science related to suction dredging is actually common sense. All we need to do is take the time to apply it.
Find of a Lifetime
My metal detecting hobby began about ten years ago when I bought a used metal detector for about $300. I got it specifically to look for meteorites. It was pretty much worthless, not user friendly, and I did not find anything with it.
Placer Platinum
The platinum group metals (PGMs) are divided into three that are “light,” about the same atomic weight as silver, and three that are “heavy,” about the same atomic weight as gold. The three light PGMs are ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium, and the three heavy PGMs are osmium, iridium, and platinum.
The Bawl Mill
• Two steps forward, several billion steps back
• No daylight "savings" in DC
• China invades Washington, DC
• Center gives new meaning to "protection"
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Washington State copies California's wayward regulations
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Alaska Governor blasts state habitat division
• Laws proposed and reviewed in Washington State
• Comments needed on California's arsenic goals
• New explosives requirements
• Bill introduced to curb ESA abuses
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• Guest Editorial—Exploiting Tragedy
• Placer Gold in Utah
• President Bush: Put ANWR Drilling in Energy Bill
• Aussie Gold
• Picks & Pans: Working the Ol' Paystreak
• High Country Dredging in Kaufman Creek, Colorado
• How to Become a More Successful Nugget Detectorist—And Basic Information on Machines
• Altar District's Golden Lure
• The Manson Mine
• Gold in Panama
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
