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Gold Fever
August 1999 by W. Dan Hausel
"Little Boys who pick up rocks either go to prison or become geologists."Hidden Treasure Mine—Foresthill Divide, California

Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Some good news for a change
• New 49ers win Karuk appeal
• Another Oregon bill of concern
The Bawl Mill
- Chinese buyers turn their noses up at new car smell
- Sheriff’s office more than ready for emergencies...in the bathroom
- Saving money by not paying the bill
The Great Gold Rush of Nome, Alaska

Agreement Allows Pogo Mine to Resume Construction
An agreement between developer Teck-Pogo and an environmental group will allow construction work to resume on the Pogo gold mine.
Drywashing Moist Dirt
Over the years, I’ve proved to myself over and over again that I don’t have to wait many weeks after rains before I head out to the goldfields to do some gold digging.
2006 US Gold Panning Championships
This year’s US Gold Panning Championships were held in Gold Bug Park, in Placerville, California. The competition site was set in the park’s pavilion among the trees and adjacent to the stream that runs through the park.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• New Oregon Mining Legislation Friendly to Small Miner
• Cutbacks at S. African Mines—Britain Blamed
• BLM Reports That 'Mining' Brings Most Public Reward
• Long-Term Camping Plan at Fortymile Proposed by BLM
• "No Gold Sales" Says Nevada Senator
• Panel Cuts Park Monies, Eases Mining Restrictions
• State May Re-Examine Plans on Dredge Use Near Hope
• Company Notes
• Jim Butler's Political Career
• Picks & Pans: Gold Recovery in Placer Mining Operations
• Nevada Looks to Tourism to Fill Mining's Gap
• PGMs in the United States
• Miners Claim Victory in Fight That Began with Protest
• U.S. Admits Botching Indian Funds Accounts
• Roads Protecting Grizzlies Reopen
• Guanajuato Silver, Mexico
• Roosevelt: From Boom Town to Mountain Lake
• Dollar Must Slip for Gold to Rise
• Looking Back
• 1999 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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