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September 2002 by Staff
• Great Basin Gold• Hecla Mining Company
• Newmont Mining Corp.
• U.S. Gold Corp.
• X-Cal Resources Ltd.
• Pan American Silver Corp.
• Corner Bay Silver Inc.
Work Begins At Rock Creek Mine
Work has begun on several buildings at the site of a proposed copper and silver mine that if approved would tunnel beneath Montana’s Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.
Melman on Gold & Silver

Sunshine Mine is Up and Running Again
Sterling Mining Company has resumed initial production at the Sunshine Mine in Idaho. The company anticipates a steady increase in production over the next three years until an average daily processing rate of 1,000 tons per day is achieved.
The Trail of ‘98

21st Century American Gold Rush: Rare Earth Elements
The burning question I needed answered was why didn’t the deposit ever get mined of at least one of the valuable minerals? A couple of reasons have come to light.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Senate moves on ESA reform
• Suit challenges patenting
• Canyon takes its case to the Supreme Court
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The Bawl Mill
• What's In A Name?
• Our Readers Say
• BLM Swindles War Hero Out of Gold Mine
• Paleoplacers in the Black Hills
• The River Runs Through It
• DEF Has Another Successful Year
• Fellow Miner, Left for Dead, Needs Our Help
• PGMs in California
• Picks & Pans: The Professional Nuggetshooter
• Gold in the First Pan
• Looking Back
• Cedros Island, Mexico
• The Eagle and High Peak Mines of Julian, California
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices