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Forest Service Attempts to Close Public Access
June 2007 by Staff
The Forest Service is attempting to close off historic trails and roads throughout the western states, declaring the closures are part of a travel management project. They state their motivation is to control damage caused by off-highway-vehicles.Looking Back
Excerpts from CMJ, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Small-Scale Hard Rock Mining With Water Recycling
Once I have established the presence of gold in the sample, I collect five-gallon bucket quantities of the rock material for processing back at my shop.
Dry Washing to Capture Fine Gold
There may be lots of smaller gold I cannot hear with a detector, but it looks just fine in my pan once it is out of the crevice.
Family Sues US Mint for Return of Rare Gold Coins
In a federal lawsuit, a family claims the US Mint illegally seized 10 gold coins that the family had found among a dead relative’s possessions.
Metals and Precious Stones in Wyoming
Wyoming is an excellent place for prospectors, rock hounds, and companies to search for a variety of mineral resources.
Gold Prospecting on the East Fork River, Alaska (Part III—Conclusion)
In this trip, Riley came along with Jay, and Harold came down later. We brought a six-inch dredge down to the creek. We had hoped to use it, but we didn’t.
US Rare Earths: We Have & We Have Not
America’s premier source of strategic REEs were regulated out of business and 300 employees lost their jobs. For almost fifteen years America has been dependent on the communist Chinese cartel.
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