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Millie's Tailings
December 1999 by Carolyn Dobbs
"Swanee" McBride knew how to make a safe trail along the narrow edge of a high, steep slope bordering his mining claims. It twisted into sharp turns as it wound around massive pines and huge boulders.Update on MMAC & PLP
Public Lands for the People is working on a Miner's Bill of Rights with the support of several members of Congress.
Record Interest at Recent Mining Conventions
If anyone needed convincing that high metals prices have brought mining back into the public’s consciousness, two conventions held in Vancouver, British Columbia near the end of January 2006 should have ended any doubt.
U.S. Sued for Failure to Guard Rare Species
Environmental groups have sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its refusal to designate critical habitat for seven rare species, five in California and two in Alaska.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Prospecting for Iron in Alaska
The solo prospector in his canvas field clothes and skin-thick skiff is still king of the rain forest in southeastern Alaska. Even with all the highly trained field people and their helicopters, it is he who ventures forth across ocean water and in the bush to search for new wealth hidden beneath the green carpet of the vast Tongass Forest.
DEF Has Another Successful Year
A relaxing trip was long overdue. The deadlines associated with assembling a magazine each month tend to wear on you after awhile. I needed a break. Several organizers of Dredge Earth First were...
Flexible Circuits Possible From Gold Wire
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said they have constructed electronic circuits that can stretch like rubber. Possible uses include wearable electronics or artificial nerves.
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• Over the Divide
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• ICMJ Elected Prospecting Magazine of 1999
• Advertising Manager Leaving ICMJ
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• Guest Editorial: U.S. Government—Like Nobody's Business
• Circulation and Collections Manager Leaving ICMJ
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• BLM Wants to Withdraw South Pass Public Land
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• Hijackers Make Off With 660 Pounds of Gold
• Prospecting With a Magnetometer
• 1999 Tables of Content
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• Picks & Pans: Crevicing & Sniping for Placer Gold
• Looking Back
• Gold in Sonora
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