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Miners Discuss Struggles at NWMA
January 2009 by Martin Griffith
Robert Comer, regional solicitor for the Interior Department based in Denver, said there will be renewed interest in a 1999 legal opinion that gave the Interior Department the right to veto any mining proposal that causes substantial environmental harm.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Court says ESA listing bogus
• Comments needed for Idaho project
• Crown Resources finally receives patents
El Paso Mountains Mining History
The El Paso Mountains of California are located in the extreme northwestern portion of the Mojave Desert, between Highways 14 and 395, about twenty miles southwest of China Lake. The area is rich in mining history, not far from the great Randsburg district gold mines that are still producing today.
Detecting Wet Ground Yields More Fun Than Gold
We all continued over to another location at the top of a massive placer operation. Arriving at the draw, I showed everyone where gold had been found before and we all began detecting.
Gold in Oregon
At least 6 million ounces of gold have been produced in Oregon since 1859. Since there are no accurate records of production prior to 1904, it is obvious that total gold production was considerably higher than that which has been recorded.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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The Bawl Mill
• A Word From the Editor
• Reading A River: Finding The Paystreaks—Part II
• Placer Gold in the Ortiz Mountains
• Ask The Experts—Where to Take Sulfide Ore for Processing
• Ask The Experts—Where Would The Most Gold Tend To Be In This Deposit?
• East Coast Dredger Heads West - Part I
• Growing Pains of the Learning Curve
• Stillwater At Half Speed
• Elko County Has Highest State Median Income
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Pebble Deposit Reveals Mineral Potential
