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

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Public Lands for the People Educates Prospectors


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

McCain Derides Clinton Forest Policy


Sen. John McCain stated recently that if elected president, he would overturn President Clinton's executive order putting more national forest land off-limits to logging.

Frozen Prospects


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Lessons Learned From Geologists


Not long after this, I was camped out with the geologist beside the Similkameen River where he showed me the evidence that an ancient channel existed on our claim.

Proper Assaying of Placer Samples


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New Study of the Formation of Nuggets—Part II


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