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PLP Files Lawsuit to Lift Ban on Suction Dredging
October 2009 by Scott Harn
“The goal is to get the rights of suction gold dredgers restored prior to the next dredging season,” stated PLP president Jerry Hobbs.Additional articles that might interest you...
Exploring A Historic Lode Mine
August 2016
Climbing up the debris, I pointed my flashlight up a shaft ascending straight up as far as my light would shine. It was the stope of the pay shoot leading to the old tunnel above!
Climbing up the debris, I pointed my flashlight up a shaft ascending straight up as far as my light would shine. It was the stope of the pay shoot leading to the old tunnel above!
Legislative and Regulatory Update
June 2010
• Congress plays dirty with the Clean Water Act
• Quick action brings reward
• Proposed monuments
• Congress plays dirty with the Clean Water Act
• Quick action brings reward
• Proposed monuments
The Bawl Mill
January 2001
• A skeleton in the closet
• Taxpayers are buying beds
• America's pastime
• A skeleton in the closet
• Taxpayers are buying beds
• America's pastime
The Strange History of the Utica Mine
January 2016
In the summer of 1854, John Selkirk, a discouraged placer miner who was down on his luck and ready to go back to Massachusetts, tied his mule up in a gulch north of what is now downtown Angel's Camp.
In the summer of 1854, John Selkirk, a discouraged placer miner who was down on his luck and ready to go back to Massachusetts, tied his mule up in a gulch north of what is now downtown Angel's Camp.
The Lucky Shot Mine
February 2005
I hobbled around on the broken up, sorted rock pile. Watching where I stepped, I kept my eye open for quartz with a gray-blue color imbedded throughout the samples I picked up.
I hobbled around on the broken up, sorted rock pile. Watching where I stepped, I kept my eye open for quartz with a gray-blue color imbedded throughout the samples I picked up.
Ask the Experts
March 2013
Q: Where is the best place to prospect for gold in Minnesota?
Q: Where is the best place to prospect for gold in Minnesota?
Gold in Arizona
December 2010
We began investigating mining districts in Arizona and nearby states within the Basin and Range province. Just like I anticipated, there are many overlooked gold and copper deposits and anomalies.
We began investigating mining districts in Arizona and nearby states within the Basin and Range province. Just like I anticipated, there are many overlooked gold and copper deposits and anomalies.
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