Looking Back

June 2004 by Staff

Confluence Placers

June 2013
Confluences of placer streams are well known as concentration sites for heavy minerals. The basic reason is that...

Looking Back

May 1999
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

USPS Delays ICMJ Delivery at Oakland, CA Processing Center

November 1999
Once again, we've been deluged with telephone calls complaining about delivery of the International California Mining Journal...

Will California Dredging Survive?

August 2007
Assembly Bill 1032 has passed the California House of Representatives. The bill was authored by CalTrout and the Karuk Tribe, then introduced by Representative Lois Wolk.

Eastern Arizona: Gold and Base Metal Deposits Part II

March 2011
In this review of precious and base metal deposits in Arizona, it is apparent that several significant mines and mineral deposits occur in eastern Arizona, and there is considerable potential for new discoveries.

The Iola Mine Group, Montgomery County, North Carolina

January 2005
The Iola mine group is made up of four once active gold mines, the Iola, Washington, Golconda and Uwarra gold mines. Although this group of mines were some of the most productive gold mines in North Carolina for a number of years, and according to published records, some of the best managed, they had a relatively short life span for reasons unknown.

Cashing In Your Gold: Working With A Refiner

September 2008
Many miners who have hoarded their gold for years are now tempted by higher prices. Several friends with multiple pound nugget collections have sold them recently for cash.

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