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Guest Editorial—Unreasonable Interpretations
June 2000 by Guest Writer
Throughout the colorful history of mining, reviews of old documents and stories have led to new mineral discoveries.Tucson Mountain Chaos
The Tucson Mountains are immediately west of Tucson, in southern Arizona, and include residential areas of the city. The highest peak, Wasson (Amole) Peak, reaches 4,687 feet. It is part of the great Basin-Range physiographic province, characterized by fault-block mountain ranges separated by broad desert valleys.
Steven's Trail and the North Fork of the American
What were we doing going down a 4.5 mile trail to a cold river where there was no guarantee of anything except some ice and maybe cold hands and feet? First it seemed our winter was going to be a drought, and then all that reversed.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Miners win latest round
• New push to close off lands in New Mexico
• Close call in Peru
• New underground safety requirements
In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—The Tejeda Mines
One of our claims, “concessions” in Spanish, lies atop a mountain approximately 15 miles Southwest of our Pueblo. It is reached by a dirt track that starts in Arivechi. We leave the Pueblo and drive up...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Idaho EPA may pare back agressive water stance
• House panel recommends changing federal mineral royalty
• Gold mining company raises funds to fight initiative
• Comment period extended
Lower Prices Bring Layoffs
The extensive cost reductions now being put in place are not just a short-term reaction to the recent drop in gold prices...
The Bawl Mill
• Inspectors inspect inspector general?
• Mishandling of funds in Iraq
• Has anyone seen my keys?
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• Our Readers Say
• Ruling Awards Giant Nugget to Finder
• Letter to the Editor
• Traditional Adversaries Reach Agreement
• The Gold Belts of Georgia
• Company Notes
• Placer Testing with Large Samples
• Gondwana Gold Gravels
• Quick Thinking & Rescue Devices Save Two Lives
• Picks & Pans: The Discovery Gulch Diggings
• Prospector Finds Cache of Emeralds in North Carolina
• My Old Carbide Lamp
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Hands & Pans on the South Yuba River
• Permafrost Tunnel Shows Cross-sections of Past
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
