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

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We spent our evening at some informal get-togethers at two private residences in the DC area, which provided the opportunity to talk with staff members from Congress, other agencies, and a few consultants working on public land issues. We found common ground with many of them, and found a strong ally in a former Congressman turned consultant who agreed that Mining Districts provide the smartest legal route...

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Trip to “The Swamp” on Behalf of Small Miners


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