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Legislative and Regulatory Update
September 2008 by Staff
• ESA changes proposedUnderstanding and Prospecting Benches
The most obvious benches are usually near the valley floor, but they can be thousands of feet above the valley floor. Since benches were made by streams, they can contain placer deposits.
Picking Our Way Through Bedrock
Once again the coil was put over the spot but the target was in the pile now. I pinpointed, grabbed a handful of dirt and began sprinkling it over the coil until I heard that mild thud.
Melman on Gold & Silver
Never have I regretted the deadlines we must work with at this publication as I do this month, for events of tremendous significance are likely to occur between the time this column must be prepared and the time our readers will receive it.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
California State Gold Panning Championships
It took two days to determine the best of the best, and it was a fight to the end.
The Collaboration
When Jimmy stuck his head in my office that morning, little did I realize that his question would lead to a surprising collaboration. “Hey, Slusher, did you know that the Rock Shop out east of Deming has a pile of our ore in their back yard?”
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• Administration asks Supreme Court to review wilderness ruling
• Bush selects Utah Governor as next EPA chief
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