Looking Back

January 2000 by Staff

Revised Dredge Regulations Published for California—Pure Garbage

March 2012
We can’t say it wasn’t expected. The California Department of Fish & Game released revised suction gold dredging regulations on February 17, 2012, and it’s obvious the agency wants to make life as difficult as possible for dredgers.

Public Lands for the People Educates Prospectors

June 2001
Public Lands for the People (PLP), a strong advocacy group for property rights, recently went on a campaign to educate prospectors regarding 3809 regulations.

The Collaboration

April 2003
When Jimmy stuck his head in my office that morning, little did I realize that his question would lead to a surprising collaboration. “Hey, Slusher, did you know that the Rock Shop out east of Deming has a pile of our ore in their back yard?”

The Jenkins Mine Project Pt III -- Site Selection

October 2010
This sampling program was painfully tedious, and I’ve still got the calluses and embedded shovel splinters to prove it. But completing that testing program validated certain areas of the creek and eliminated others.

Agnico-Eagle to Open Gold Mine in Finland

July 2006
Agnico-Eagle Mines will open Europe’s largest gold mine in northern Finland in 2008, the Canadian company and local officials said.

The Bawl Mill

November 2012
• We spend taxpayer money on this...
• ...but hold back on this.

WANTED: Mining Poets, Singers & Storytellers

October 1999
The hard-learned lessons, humor, tragedies and issues of work in mining have long been the subject of poetry, stories, songs and visual art by mineworkers and their families.

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