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May 1999 by Staff
Something to Consider When You Go Dredging
I have been a gold dredger for 9 years. The first dredge I bought was a 4-inch, with a 5hp engine. It had 15 feet of suction hose, a beat up regulator, a patched air reservoir, and floats that were sun baked and cracked—what a beauty. Vaughn and Darrel sold me this dredge, and could tell that this crazy “Canuck” was excited. We talked for many hours that first day I met them, and I was eager to learn...
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Gold Deposition and Gradients of Placer Streams—Part I
When placer miners from the gold rush era began experimenting with the slope of their sluices, they must have pondered the ideal slope for trapping gold in a creek bed too. Logic suggests the same is true for streams...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Critical minerals obtain national security status
• Idaho to take over EPA permitting
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
The Importance Of Mining Critical Minerals In The USA
Critical minerals are products that the government has designated as critical to our national interest because of both their potential military and industrial applications.
Gemstones
by Ronald F. BalazikExcerpted from USGS Mineral Industry Survey's 1998 Annual Review
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