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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!Prospecting Australia—Part I
The call of gold is a strong one and it has pulled men from every corner of the planet. That said, I guess it’s now my turn to chase far away gold.
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Dum-Dum Dodges a Boom-Boom
He could tell that the top part just slid partway down over the bottom half. So, he tried to twist it apart with his hands. No go!
Ask The Experts
What type of sluice box for my trommel?
Melman on Gold & Silver
Few young people growing up today realize the fact that for the majority of its existence, the United States of America was a creditor nation, not a debtor nation. Other countries were indebted to America, not the other way around. However, that began to change...
Quit While You’re Goin’ Good
Then I came to a section of recently exposed gravel that looked unworked. Water seeped out all around, making the ground beneath a sea of slick mud.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Not so happy birthday
• Even more support for the PLP
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Original Sixteen to One Goes to Court—Challenges MSHA Citations
• The Great Gold Rush of Nome, Alaska
• Picks & Pans: Red Mountain Planted Nugget Hunt
• Silver at Calico, California
• The South Pass Gold Placers, Western Wyoming
• Discovery of the Silver Bullets
• Tonopah Historic Mining Park
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Mine Forced to Pay for Grizzly Habitat and More
