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Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

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Chasing Float Gold—The Starry Night Wash


The sun was beginning to set, which put the light at just the right angle against the hillsides to where I believed that I spotted a very small dig and tailings pile up the hill near the top of the second wash.

Turning Hobby Mining into Business Mining


The first thing a person should do is seriously consider whether they want to go mining as a hobby or a business, and the tax implications of the choice.

The Mountain Gate Mine


The Foresthill Divide in Placer County, California, has underneath its present surface a multitude of buried river channels, most of which paid enormously well in the Gold Rush years of 1850 to 1890.

Are There Any Good Prospects Left?


This type of thinking will get you discouraged pretty fast, and soon all of your mining equipment will be found gathering dust in your garage.

A Word from the Editor


Following the hundreds of delivery complaints we received regarding our January 2006 issue, the US Postal Service made a few suggestions to help stem the tide of late deliveries.

Who is a Qualified Person?


So you think you have an ore deposit? The work has been long and hard, but there are a few drill holes, lots of samples and assays. The data is in a reliable computer and there may be a mine at the end of the tunnel. What is the likelihood of a profitable operation? Can you raise capital for development or exploration?

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