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Guest Editorial—Sentaor Craig of Idaho Looking Into MSHA Complaints

Citations and fines were found to be arbitrary and capricious...

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Letter to the Editor


In the August 2000 issue of the Journal, the story of the "Quartszite Area" was most informative and accurate.

Looking Back


Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.

Ask the Experts—How can I separate gold from carbon?


Q: [I have] fine gold in activated coconut shell carbon after treatment with a battery charger, battery and salt, from my deep wells. In the furnace, the carbon does not burn away to free the gold, but mixes worse than ever...

Legislative and Regulatory Update


• Idaho maintains control
• Enough wilderness already
• Restraining the EPA
• Republicans on the attack
• DOI requests hard rock royalty
• New Forest Service plans
• Bill supporting small miners
• New mercury emission regs
• Latest info on California suction dredging

Picks & Pans: Working the Crevices


The crowbar can be a valuable mining tool. Crowbars come in all shapes and sizes. For moving large boulders and large chunks of bedrock, the longer 3½ footers work well. Then if you really get in trouble, there’s the long pry bar.

Gold in Arkansas


Arkansas has an area of over 53,000 square miles, with a population of over 2.3 million. Natural vegetation consists of hardwood forests where not cleared for agriculture or urbanization.

Hope Boy Finds Gem During Field Trip


It's not THE Hope Diamond, but a half-carat yellow gem worth up to $700 will fit that bill for an elementary school student from, where else, Hope.

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