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Randsburg—Still Going Strong
June 1999 by Frank Lorey III
Soon after the rich gold discoveries at Ballarat, near Death Valley, prospectors fanned out all over Southern California's Mohave Desert. Minor discoveries were made in many dry washes, gullies, and desolate areas, but no discovery has had the impact of the one that Frederick Mooers, John Singleton, and Charles Burcham, made in 1895.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California dredging update
• Favorable bills in Congress
Forest Service Chief Calls for Mining Moratorium in Montana
The Forest Service wants a two-year ban on new hard-rock mining claims on 429,000 acres of national forest land on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in Montana.
Rio Tinto: Allegations Without Foundation
Bribery allegations against four Rio Tinto employees detained in China are “wholly without foundation,” the mining company said, as Australia continued to press Beijing for details of a case that is straining ties between the two nations.
Central Coast Ranges
A series of coastal ranges, separated by narrow valleys, characterize coastal California south of Monterey. The mountains rise to 5,800 feet in elevation, with annual rainfall varying from 12 to 64 inches, depending on elevation and exposure.
An Answer to Endangered Salmon?
Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish.
ICMJ's 12th Annual Photo Contest Results
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The Bawl Mill
• GATA Launches Investigation into Gold Price Manipulation
• N.Y. Congressman Introduces Utah Wilderness Bill
• Gold in Mono County, California
• Prospecting Ores Shoots and Hidden Veins for Specimen-Grade Gold Samples
• Exploration Drilling
• You Want a Ripoff? Here's a Ripoff!!
• Mining Claim Maintenance Fee Due
• Gold and Silver Deposit May Be World's Largest
• Aviators Carry Gold Coins
• Picks & Pans: Koyukuk River Gold—Prospecting Alaska's Brooks Range
• Congressional Request to EPA: "Leave Our Kids Alone!"
• Quartz and Chalcedony in Wyoming
• Company Notes
• Gold at Quartzville, Oregon
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
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