Over the Divide

July 2014 by Staff

The Goldhill Mining District

October 2001
Following the initial discovery of gold in North Carolina in 1799 on the Reed Plantation in Cabarrus County, gold was found in about 1842 in Rowan County at a locality that soon acquired the name Gold Hill.

Recreational Gold Panning on the South Yuba River

July 1999
The Forest Service recently announced a new area set aside for recreational gold panning on the South Yuba River, east of Nevada City.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

September 2005

Sluicing on Bedrock

November 2002
My head nearly scraped the caribou horns that hung above the doorway of the old tarpaper cabin I would call home for a few days. The cabin was originally built in the early 1930s and had been dragged about 200 yards across the valley to...

Mining Ends in Leadville

March 1999
An era ended in Leadville February 4, when the last miners left the Black Cloud mine and hung up their brass tags for the last time.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

February 2001
• Norton treasures environment but environmentalists worry
• From the National Forest Service
• Suit Filed Against Roadless Initiative
• New EPA rules restrict ombudsman
• Forest Service Sierra Nevada plan is even opposed by Feinstein

Looking Back

June 2003
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

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