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Journeys in the Kingman Quadrangle—Part III
October 2007 by Bill Rich
The sun is teasing the horizon in the heart of the Mojave. Soon, the exciting nightlife will end as the lizards and desert rats return to their homes.
Hardrock in Downieville
A recent weekend trip found us leaving the Grass Valley, California area to meet up with some friends in Downieville.
Picks & Pans: Family's Identity Forged Working Nevada's Gold
My mother stands in the desert, a hot wind kicking up puffs in the sand around her feet. She’s staring hard at the rusted buckets, weathered boards and mine shafts scattered throughout the sagebrush, concentrating, and I can tell she’s not really here. Not here now, at least. She is here 65 years ago. And this is not a long-abandoned ghost town at the end of a dirt road in one of Nevada’s endless stretches of nowhere.
California Suction Dredging Update
There are two separate issues threatening suction dredging in California.
Exploring The Historic Rand Mining District, Southern California
My largest nugget from this area is almost one-half ounce. I’ve found several smaller chunks and many pickers in addition to the fines and flakes that I put in my poke.
Nevada Regulators Reach Agreement With Queenstake Resources
Environmental regulators ordered Jerritt Canyon Mine near the Nevada-Idaho line closed on May 30 for failure to install equipment to control mercury air emissions. Yukon-Nevada blamed the failure on needed parts that didn’t arrive in time.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction gold dredging update
• Governor opposed to Arizona lands withdrawal
• BLM locks up lands in Nevada
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The Bawl Mill
• Prospecting for Hardrock Platinum, Nickel & Copper Deposits
• An Answer to Endangered Salmon?
• Detecting in Australia's Etheridge Goldfield
• Silver Bonanza in the Sierra Madre: The Glorious Past of Batopilas—Pt I
• Another Successful Northwest Miners Rally
• California State Gold Panning Championships September 1-2, 2007
• The Next Crisis For America
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Barrick Offers $10 Million to Unlock Silver Ore
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
