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September 2002 by Staff
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.Alternative Financing Alternatives
How can a miner or prospector take advantage of these speedy financing options while avoiding the risks associated with borrowing from so-called “shadow banks?”
The Chinese Experience
The Weaverville War at the California Mines
PLP Update
…I’ll be heading back to Washington, DC, on June 4 with Clark Pearson of PLP for nearly a week of meetings with the Mine Safety and Health Administration, US Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and numerous members of Congress in both the House and Senate.
Colorado Mining Association Appeals Roadless Ruling
The Colorado Mining Association is asking the US Supreme Court to review a 2001 rule that largely barred new roads on 58 million acres of roadless areas in national forests.
Oregon Miner Challenges Forest Service’s Authority to Regulate Mining
Judging by news accounts, Tracy was doing exactly what H.R. 365, commonly referred to as the Mining Act of 1866, allows him to do.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Picks & Pans: Detecting Micro-Nuggets
Any detector specifically designed to respond to small gold will do. The best ones are the lightest ones with the smallest coils.
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