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PLP Update October 2022
October 2022
Siskiyou National Forest Update
For the past two years, miners in southwest Oregon have been bombarded by one attack on mining after another.
Ask the Experts
Bismuth oxide for assaying?
Back to Green Valley--With A Sluice
As I planned for my trips, I concentrated on how to lighten my pack yet still carry enough gear to make the trip productive and enjoyable.
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Respect the Angle of Repose
If you have done any hiking in rough terrain you are well aware that going down a slope is much more difficult and dangerous than climbing it.
The Bawl Mill
• Judge in Bundy/Gold Butte trial takes it one step further
• No real loss for the National Park Service
• Time to redefine “non-essential”
• Who’s in charge of the button?
Update on Oregon, Idaho and California Suction Dredge Permits
As expected, the State of Oregon has proposed a new general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit that is considerably more restrictive than the one that is currently in effect
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Blast From the Past
• Record Those Indicators
• How to Stay Safe While Prospecting
• Return to Green Valley
• Gold Placers of Nevada
• Crumbiest October Venture in ( near ) Downieville, CA
• A Day with Friends in the Ord Mining District Southern California
• Walking in the Footsteps of Argonauts Leads to Sierra Gold!
• Resource Maven Independent Analysis of the Resource Markets
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