Progressive Privy Program Proved Popular

November 1999 by Guest Writer

The Prevleator

April 2007
Most developmental ideas grow from the reluctance of some individual to participate in hard work, so I can only say that I must think better in a reclining position.

Over the Divide

July 2004
It is with regret that we let our readers know about the passing of four respected members of the mining and prospecting community who have been lost in the past several months.

The Tangential Impulse Water Wheel in California Gold Mining History—Part I

February 2004
The modern tangential impulse water wheel, a device best suited for hydroelectric power production where high water head is available, is an ingenious device born in the historic gold mining industry of California in the 19th Century.

Looking Back

May 2005
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

July 2005

Dredging Safety: Don't Ignore The Warning Signs

April 2018

At first, I tried to shift things around, but then a hand with a rock would appear, so I would stop trying to adjust my gear and grab the rock to keep things moving.

Melman on Gold & Silver

January 2004
Last month saw a veritable mountain of good economic news come pouring out of government and industry. Industrial production was up; GDP rose strongly; unemployment rates came down; profits were up; consumer confidence readings rose; etc., etc., etc. And yet, strangely enough, the financial markets produced only a “molehill” of results.

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