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Looking Back
December 2007 by Staff
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.PLP Update
The ESA has become an unwieldy beast that was hijacked by government agencies run amok, and by extreme environmental groups who saw it as a way to lock up public lands and to generate income through exaggerated claims and continuous lawsuits.
California State & National Gold Panning Championships
By the end of the day Sunday there were a lot of tired panners! By then they could have panned more than 14 times to make it to the end. This was not a picnic!
Pombo Bill to Provide Some Relief for Miners
House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo is no stranger to controversy. As we highlighted in our November 2005 issue, he recently pushed through a bill to reform the Endangered Species Act, providing much needed improvements.
Wealth Beyond Your Wildest Imagination
“Wealth beyond your wildest imagination.” Those were the words that were used to inform me of how much gold was in a paleo channel that exists beneath the present channel of the Similkameen River in the State of Washington; words that have echoed in my mind for the past sixteen years.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Bill to limit Antiquities Act
- PLF seeks relief from Endangered Species Act abuses
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...
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The Bawl Mill
• Searching for a Paying Hardrock Deposit
• Kings Valley Project Hopes to Meet Lithium, Uranium Demand
• New Study on the Formation of Nuggets—Part I
• Over the Divide —Ronald Richard "Ron" Wendt
• Small-Scale Mining with a Dozer and Detectors
• Alaska and Nevada Continue to Lead the Pack
• Silver Bonanza in the Sierra Madre; The Glorious Past of Batopilas—Part III
• Landowners See Potential Gold Mine in Uranium Ore
• Feds Raid “Liberty Dollar” Headquarters
• Melman on Gold & Silver (2007 Year in Review)
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
