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March 2002 by Staff
Our Old Friend, Mr. Crashbox
…what adjustment can I make to my dredge that will enhance its gold-catching ability?
How To Locate Diamonds

Economic Analysis on Critical Habitat for Bull Trout
The US Fish & Wildlife Service has released the economic analysis and reopened the comment period for their proposal to designate critical habitat for the bull trout in 18,469 river miles and 532,721 acres of lake and reservoir habitat across the Western states.
The Golden Days of Julian, California
Some scattered reports say that gold may have been washed from streams here as early as the 1840s, but the undisputed major discovery came in 1870.
Picks & Pans: "Eye-Balling" for Alaskan Gold

Pick Up Austria's New Coin—If You Can Lift It
The Austrian Mint recently unveiled its new coin—a 68-pound, 24-carat gleaming gold disc worth about $500,000—touting it as the world’s largest and a powerful investment tool.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Oregon passes SB 838
• Meanwhile, in California
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The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Greens Force Strategic Mine Out of Business
• Silver Strike in Happy Camp, California
• Gold in New Hampshire
• Fabled 1933 Gold Coin Up For Sale
• The Douglas Creek Placer District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Southeastern Wyoming
• Picks & Pans: The California State Nugget
• Aerial Photos
• Mojave Desert Placer Mining
• Mining Camp Adventures—The Collinsville-Twin Creek Goldfields
• Monetary Freedom and Accountability Act
• Company Notes
• North Korea Seeks Outside Help to Modernize Mining
• Aussie Gold—A Look at Tasmania
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver