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Looking Back
July 2002 by Staff
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.Trying Out the New Highbanker
The 2011 gold season had finally got underway on the Middle Fork of the Feather River near Quincy, California. Cold weather and high water had pushed gold mining into mid-summer, but things were looking up.
The Bawl Mill
• Lock ‘em up and throw away the keys
• Snow White and the 9 Justices?
• Child support wasn’t her “Primary” concern...
• Burglar makes a clean getaway
Legislative and Regulatory Update
PLF scores another win for property rights
A Few Methods for Sampling Hardrock Deposits
With a little homework and a methodical approach to sampling, a prospector can determine if a deposit is worthy of more of an investment...
Persistence Leads to Over a Pound of Gold
I have figured out over the years that the winning combination is hard work, persistence, knowledge, and a little luck. This leads me to describe one of my best finds ever, a “honey hole” of placer gold, if you will.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Senate looks at HR 2262
• Washington Gold & Fish rules
Placer Gold in New Mexico
New Mexico is not especially known for placer gold, although significant quantities have been recovered from certain districts. There are good opportunities for finding additional gold in favorable areas in the state.
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Siskiyou National Forest Update
• Company Looks at Restarting Sunshine Mine
• Piedmont Gold
• Gold & The Dollar
• Picks & Pans: Exploring Wyoming's High Desert
• Sons of Gwalia & Herbert Hoover
• Prospecting on the Yukon River
• Placer Gold in Arizona
• The Fire Assay of Fly Eyes
• Bill Could Create New Silver Market
• 2002 Inductees to the National Mining Hall of Fame
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mystery of Olmec Jade Solved
