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Looking Back
October 2004 by Staff
Excerpts for CMJ published 50 years ago this month.Additional articles that might interest you...
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: In A Tight Spot
June 2019
My right rib cage took the brunt of the blow from the fall, which left me feeling partially paralyzed and in immense pain.
Gold and Silver Deposit May Be World's Largest
June 1999
A crater in an undersea volcano off Japan may contain the world's largest gold nugget ever found...
A crater in an undersea volcano off Japan may contain the world's largest gold nugget ever found...
US Files Charges Against Gold Refiner
February 2004
Authorities filed criminal charges against one of the largest gold refiners in the United States, accusing the company of participating in an illegal, $4.5 million money-laundering operation involving tainted gold from South America for at least four months.
Authorities filed criminal charges against one of the largest gold refiners in the United States, accusing the company of participating in an illegal, $4.5 million money-laundering operation involving tainted gold from South America for at least four months.
What's In A Name?
November 2016
The names attached to these areas came about from many sources. Many are easy to see why the name was given while others had a more contrasting note to them.
The names attached to these areas came about from many sources. Many are easy to see why the name was given while others had a more contrasting note to them.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
October 2003
• Administration won't appeal latest ruling on Roadless Rule
• Improved forest management plan by year's end
• IBLA rules in favor of Cortez Gold Mine and BLM
• Administration won't appeal latest ruling on Roadless Rule
• Improved forest management plan by year's end
• IBLA rules in favor of Cortez Gold Mine and BLM
Final Buckhorn Mountain Study Released
October 2006
The Washington Department of Ecology recently issued a revised environmental study of a proposed Okanogan County gold mine. The study is an amendment to one done in 1997 for the proposed Crown Jewel open pit mine on Buckhorn Mountain near Chesaw.
The Washington Department of Ecology recently issued a revised environmental study of a proposed Okanogan County gold mine. The study is an amendment to one done in 1997 for the proposed Crown Jewel open pit mine on Buckhorn Mountain near Chesaw.
Mining Journal Contest—How Much Is That Old Mining Journal Worth?
November 2008
It could be worth $250! We are on a quest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of our monthly Journal.
It could be worth $250! We are on a quest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of our monthly Journal.
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The Bawl Mill
• Update: Forest Service Interim Rule
• VMS Deposits in Central Arizona
• The Guyana Highlands
• Prospecting with a VLF-Type Gold Detector
• Freegold Ventures' Golden Summit Project
• Picks & Pans: Working the Crevices
• Molybdenum
• 2004 California State Gold Panning Championships
• Company Notes
• Why Environmental Groups Prefer Kerry
• The French Mines of El Boleo
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
