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Gold in Oregon
May 2002 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
At least 6 million ounces of gold have been produced in Oregon since 1859. Since there are no accurate records of production prior to 1904, it is obvious that total gold production was considerably higher than that which has been recorded.Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
My Lucky Thirteen Nuggets
Even with my favorite top-of-the-line gold detector there were several false digs. Many of the hot rocks gave a solid signal that was too much like a nugget to ignore. After trying several tests I just dug everything because it is better to be safe than leave a big, deep nugget for a more diligent gold hunter.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
PDAC 2009 Convention Highlights
...it was impossible not to notice the absence of many junior mining companies that were present last year. Due to the dual circumstances of the world’s credit problems along with the steep declines in base metals prices, many of them, unfortunately, have simply gone broke and closed their doors. Others are so strapped for cash...
Ask the Experts
Magnetometers explained
East Coast Prospecting Challenges
There is one gold prospecting requirement... that remains a steeper challenge to prospectors in certain portions of the United States.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• I-147 will be on the ballot
• Consolidation granted
• More rivers off-limits to mining
• Valley fills decision appealed
• Forest Service cites dredgers
• Time extended for roadless comments
• Newmont water permit voided
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• California Wilderness Coalition and The Nature Conservancy Recruit Government Employees to Carry Out Huge Land Grab
• Drywashing Rules Clarified
• Mineralized Calderas in Colorado
• The Keystone Gold-Copper District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Southeastern Wyoming
• Picks & Pans: Mining Tungsten Ore—A Case History
• Aussie Gold—A Look at the Northern Territory
• The Phoenix Gold Mine: A Brief History
• Calico Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
