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Mine Forced to Pay for Grizzly Habitat and More
April 2001 by Associated Press
The Rock Creek Mine, a silver and copper mine proposed for the southern Cabinets near Noxon, Mont., will mean more human-bear confrontations and a shrinking bear habitat, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.Additional articles that might interest you...
Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part II Recognizing and Understanding Rock Formations (Petrology)
February 2006
Rocks are an aggregate formed from the accumulation of minerals. Minerals form under various conditions, and when the minerals come together in mass, they form rocks.
Rocks are an aggregate formed from the accumulation of minerals. Minerals form under various conditions, and when the minerals come together in mass, they form rocks.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
January 2016
• More roadblocks in southern California
• Greater Sage-grouse withdrawals
• More roadblocks in southern California
• Greater Sage-grouse withdrawals
Gold & Silver of the Comstock Lode
September 2010
There still remains some material in place along the lode that could be mined at high gold and silver prices.
There still remains some material in place along the lode that could be mined at high gold and silver prices.
California State Gold Panning Championships
October 2011
This was a tough task and it required really fast speed and perfect gold recovery, with 210 gold panners competing to advance.
This was a tough task and it required really fast speed and perfect gold recovery, with 210 gold panners competing to advance.
California's Rich Pocket Mines
February 2010
The seven geologic indicators... are important concepts for prospectors to focus on when searching for gold pockets.
The seven geologic indicators... are important concepts for prospectors to focus on when searching for gold pockets.
Looking Back
December 1999
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
The Tangential Impulse Water Wheel in California Gold Mining History—Part I
February 2004
The modern tangential impulse water wheel, a device best suited for hydroelectric power production where high water head is available, is an ingenious device born in the historic gold mining industry of California in the 19th Century.
The modern tangential impulse water wheel, a device best suited for hydroelectric power production where high water head is available, is an ingenious device born in the historic gold mining industry of California in the 19th Century.
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