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Looking Back
June 2004 by Staff
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.Ask The Experts
Can a metal detector be used to find limonitic gossan material?
Understanding Skim Bar Placers
Perhaps the most notable thing about skim placers is that they form on the top surface of gravel bars, as opposed to coarser gold placers where the weight of the gold particles allows the gold to settle down on or near bedrock.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Agency Gives Initial Backing to Kensington Mine
A state funding agency has given the initial OK to financing $20 million in debt to move the Kensington gold project near Juneau toward becoming a working mine.
The Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
While the current mine plans forecast an end of mining in about 2019, Bingham Canyons’ future remains bright. Company officials are looking at an expansion that, if approved, will extend the mine life until about 2036.
Western Mining Artifact Collectors Show
A year of work and preparation has come and gone as the Western Mining Artifact Show was held this past June 29th at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, California. It was three days of fun and adventure delighting in the glory of the golden days of California gold mining of long ago.
Utah Approves funds to Fight Feds
Republican legislators say the funding is necessary to protect state interests...
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• Treasure Hawk Mine Back in Action
• Oregon Dredgers Receive Threats From Environmentalists
• Understanding Hard Rock Mining: Terms and Methods—Part I
• Mood at Calgary Conference is Subdued, But Optomistic
• Reinventing the Wheel—The Infinity-Jet
• Company Notes
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• Placer Platinum
• Here Come the MineBots
• Agency Gives Initial Backing to Kensington Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Brits Thwart Robbery of Gold and Cash
