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Picks & Pans: Gold and Bears
December 2002 by Tom Kunkler
It was my fourth prospecting trip to Paradise Valley, Alaska, and I arrived in late July. I spent the first seven days with claim owner Mick Manns and his helper, Brian. It was one of my best trips yet and I wish I could have shared it...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Comments needed from small-scale miners in Oregon
• News from the House and Senate
• Governor shows support for mining
Suit Filed to Stop Mining in Northern California
The Western Mining Action Project, representing the Karuk Tribe of California, has filed suit to stop mining on the Salmon, Klamath and Scott Rivers, and their tributaries in Northern California.
World Gold Council News
The World Gold Council reports that gold jewelry demand in the first nine months of 2000 is running a little above the record level of last year. Jewelry demand for the nine months was 2,114 tonnes, 1% above the level of a year ago, according to their quarterly survey “Gold Demand Trends.”
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Roadless Rule
• Eastern Oregon miners forced out of water
• Colorado city pushes for more regulations
• Kensington project moves forward
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
PLP Update
The ESA has become an unwieldy beast that was hijacked by government agencies run amok, and by extreme environmental groups who saw it as a way to lock up public lands and to generate income through exaggerated claims and continuous lawsuits.
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The Bawl Mill
• Original Sixteen-to-One Mine Fights On
• Solar-Powered Placer Sampling Equipment
• Working the Belmont Mine—1953 (Part 3—Conclusion)
• Company Notes
• Gold in North Dakota
• The North Star Mine
• Dectecting Alaskan Gold Nuggets
• The Ancient History of Gold
• Columbians Continue Search for Emeralds
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver







