China Ups Investment in Foreign Minerals

March 2005 by Associated Press

Legislative and Regulatory Update

October 2002
• Financial Guarantees (Bonding)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Diesel engine exhaust
• Senator Daschle inadvertently helps timber industry
• USFWS implementing Wildlands Project without voter approval

Picks & Pans: Gold Mining on Joie Osgood Ranch

January 2000
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.

Serpentine in California

May 2000
Serpentine, as used in this article, is both a rock and a mineral. The rock should be termed "serpentinite," but the word "serpentine" is in common usage for both the rock and mineral.

Payette Forest Sides With Mining Company

June 2003
The US Forest Service is siding with a mining company’s bid to reopen roads and drill test holes in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

Millie's Tailings

February 2000
Hardy goldminers enjoyed creating nicknames for their cronies.

Western Mining Artifact Collectors Show

August 2002
A year of work and preparation has come and gone as the Western Mining Artifact Show was held this past June 29th at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, California. It was three days of fun and adventure delighting in the glory of the golden days of California gold mining of long ago.

Placers Directly Associated with Lode Deposits

October 2017

Placers that are directly associated with lode deposits are sometimes overlooked and may have good potential for those who are willing to search for them.

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