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Picks & Pans: All That Glitters Pans Out Well!
August 2001 by Mary-Anne Smith
Armed with my heavy bucket of gravel and, most importantly, my gold pan, I anxiously waded knee-deep into the mucky water. At the ready, the swish-swash splish-splash was all I heard as I hurriedly shook my gold pan, turfing out all the bigger bits of rock and clumps of mud. My clean clothes and even my face were soon splattered with mud in my race to pan as much gold in 20 minutes as my spindly arms would allow!Additional articles that might interest you...
Lighting the Way Underground 1860-1940s
December 1999
Man has toiled for thousands of years underground to unlock the treasures that Mother Earth has buried just beyond view. A source of light was of the utmost importance to the miner and many developments evolved through the passage of time.
Man has toiled for thousands of years underground to unlock the treasures that Mother Earth has buried just beyond view. A source of light was of the utmost importance to the miner and many developments evolved through the passage of time.
Looking Back
April 2005
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from CMJ published 50 years ago this month.
Looking Back
December 2004
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Moving the World's Largest Machine—The Bucyrus 2570W Walking Dragline
August 2003
This project began in early August 2002, when approximately 12 major project forwarders were invited to bid on moving a Bucyrus Model 2570W Walking Dragline from the US to Australia.
This project began in early August 2002, when approximately 12 major project forwarders were invited to bid on moving a Bucyrus Model 2570W Walking Dragline from the US to Australia.
Picks & Pans: Dredging on the Arkansas
February 2001
I had been looking forward to this trip since last year when the annual trip had rewarded me with a ¾-pennyweight nugget.
I had been looking forward to this trip since last year when the annual trip had rewarded me with a ¾-pennyweight nugget.
V.P. Contender Addresses Mining Show
November 2000
Republican vice presidential contender Dick Cheney, continuing a campaign swing through the West, said the Clinton administration has failed to step up and toe the mark for the mining and energy industry.
Republican vice presidential contender Dick Cheney, continuing a campaign swing through the West, said the Clinton administration has failed to step up and toe the mark for the mining and energy industry.
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