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PGMs in California
September 2002 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The occurrence of platinum-group metals (PGMs) is rather widespread in California in placer deposits, but they are not of commercial interest as things now stand.
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Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part II
April 1999
People always ask me how much gold I'm getting? I remind them that after 27 years digging in that same mountain, I'm still a small miner. But my wife hasn't divorced me—probably because the lawyer wants all the money up front.
People always ask me how much gold I'm getting? I remind them that after 27 years digging in that same mountain, I'm still a small miner. But my wife hasn't divorced me—probably because the lawyer wants all the money up front.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
October 2006
• Make your votes count
• Court tells Forest Service many access fees are illegal
• Kensington update
• Make your votes count
• Court tells Forest Service many access fees are illegal
• Kensington update
The Paradox Basin—Part I
July 2005
In the four corners region of America there is a place—a very special place—called the Paradox Basin. It appears empty, but is quite full if you look at it from the correct perspective.
In the four corners region of America there is a place—a very special place—called the Paradox Basin. It appears empty, but is quite full if you look at it from the correct perspective.
Drywashing Alluvial Placers
October 2000
Portable, hand-operated, bellows drywashers have been used for over a hundred years to recover gold in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, California and Nevada. Drywashers were considered a last resort over...
Portable, hand-operated, bellows drywashers have been used for over a hundred years to recover gold in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, California and Nevada. Drywashers were considered a last resort over...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
November 2010
• PLP continues the fight for miners' rights
• Oregon miners fight back
• Bills address strategic minerals
• PLP continues the fight for miners' rights
• Oregon miners fight back
• Bills address strategic minerals
Ask The Experts
June 2015
Sulfides and oxides—what's the difference between the two?
Sulfides and oxides—what's the difference between the two?
Miner Wins Important Victory Against Forest Service
March 2005
A case involving a Northern California dredger who was cited by the Forest Service for operating without a Notice of Intent, Plan of Operation or special-use authorization was resolved in the miner’s favor.
A case involving a Northern California dredger who was cited by the Forest Service for operating without a Notice of Intent, Plan of Operation or special-use authorization was resolved in the miner’s favor.
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