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September 2007 by Staff
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.Moving the World's Largest Machine—The Bucyrus 2570W Walking Dragline
This project began in early August 2002, when approximately 12 major project forwarders were invited to bid on moving a Bucyrus Model 2570W Walking Dragline from the US to Australia.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• DOI limits Wilderness
• Current California administration solidifies anti-mining stance
• Juneau welcomes miners
• Bill would restrict public land purchases
• Barrick wins suit against EPA reporting requirements
• Utah obtains rights-of-way on federal lands
California Water Board Tries to Restrict Dredging
She explained that she didn’t like the numbers that the computer model gave her for this section of river, so she “adjusted the numbers by hand” to more accurately reflect what she thought they should be.
Couple Creates Jewelry of the Iron Range
Bryan and Teresa Sandnas’ idea of turning taconite into high-quality jewelry seemed as brilliant as ... well, a lump of iron ore. But what seemed like an implausible plan has turned a crude Iron Range resource into small pieces of beauty.
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Doomed from the Start
The dredge and our gear, with us clinging on to the sides, bounced along until it got hung up on a large boulder in the middle of the river.
Will California Dredging Survive?
Assembly Bill 1032 has passed the California House of Representatives. The bill was authored by CalTrout and the Karuk Tribe, then introduced by Representative Lois Wolk.
Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part I
On a beautiful day in 1971, my wife and I were scratching around some old miner's camp when I dug up a metal gold pan and thought I would try my hand at panning for gold. (mistake #1)
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts
• Mining Gold at 16,000 Feet
• Locating a New Nugget Patch
• Journeys in the Kingman Quadrangle—Part II
• The American Hill Mine
• In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—The Plan
• Cal-Gold Closes Shop After 30 Years
• The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
• Prison Time Handed Out for Gold and Silver Thefts
• Northern Dynasty Chooses Partner for Pebble
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes, Mineral & Metal Prices
