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Looking Back
July 2004 by Staff
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.Additional articles that might interest you...
Protecting Our Access to Public Lands
June 2014
As prospectors, we cannot just roll over and continue to ignore the shift in public land management from multiple use to national preserve.
As prospectors, we cannot just roll over and continue to ignore the shift in public land management from multiple use to national preserve.
Miner's Cabin—Red Shack Territory
June 2009
As we approached the river the view was outstanding and the sight was encouraging. A ravine coming down on the right side had been worked heavily, with rock piled back on each side. That surely meant there was gold somewhere close.
As we approached the river the view was outstanding and the sight was encouraging. A ravine coming down on the right side had been worked heavily, with rock piled back on each side. That surely meant there was gold somewhere close.
Underground Geologic Mapping
February 2000
Mapping geology underground is not difficult if one knows the procedures. This article presents the procedures that will allow any miner to produce a geologic map of their workings.
Mapping geology underground is not difficult if one knows the procedures. This article presents the procedures that will allow any miner to produce a geologic map of their workings.
An Alaskan in the Lower 48
July 2013
Our destination was some old hydraulic workings where the old miners had washed literally mountains of material away to expose gold in ancient river channels.
Our destination was some old hydraulic workings where the old miners had washed literally mountains of material away to expose gold in ancient river channels.
Guinea Africa: Gold, Ebola, and A Monkey Barbecue
November 2014
Doubters be informed, yes, there is gold in Africa—lots of gold—and all the good and bad that comes with it.
Doubters be informed, yes, there is gold in Africa—lots of gold—and all the good and bad that comes with it.
Electrum: Gold and Silver Together
January 2016
...if you are out prospecting and find something that looks very much like a nugget but has an odd greenish-gray cast to it, don’t be too quick to simply toss it aside as junk.
...if you are out prospecting and find something that looks very much like a nugget but has an odd greenish-gray cast to it, don’t be too quick to simply toss it aside as junk.
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