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Gold & Fish in Washington
April 2001 by Greg Christensen
On February 16, 2001, in Olympia, Washington, a very unusual thing happened—prospectors and officials of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) finally engaged in a true dialogue and discovered that they weren’t enemies after all!Additional articles that might interest you...
Using A Trommel For Placer Processing
April 2010
The behavior of a trommel is dependent on how it is designed and set up. Important design characteristics include feed rates, screen perforation sizes, cylinder size, rotation speed and incline.
The behavior of a trommel is dependent on how it is designed and set up. Important design characteristics include feed rates, screen perforation sizes, cylinder size, rotation speed and incline.
Federal Court to Address Dredge Permits—The Tulloch Rule
April 2006
Congress passed Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which was originally called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 USC 1344, in 1972. Section 404 authorized the US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to issue permits “for the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites.”
Congress passed Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which was originally called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 USC 1344, in 1972. Section 404 authorized the US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to issue permits “for the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters at specified disposal sites.”
Picks & Pans: The Perfect Paystreak
June 2005
I have never heard how Browns Creek got its name but this pristine Northern California stream, which splashes its way from Deer Lick Springs on the Shasta County line to the Trinity River below Junction City, could easily have been called...
I have never heard how Browns Creek got its name but this pristine Northern California stream, which splashes its way from Deer Lick Springs on the Shasta County line to the Trinity River below Junction City, could easily have been called...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
December 2013
• BLM claim fees rise
• Critical minerals bill
• Sage-grouse habitat
• BLM claim fees rise
• Critical minerals bill
• Sage-grouse habitat
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
August 2003
Platinum—Group Metals
September 1999
by Henry E. Hilliard
Excerpted from USGS "1998 Annual Review"
by Henry E. Hilliard
Excerpted from USGS "1998 Annual Review"
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
September 2014
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