All Articles
The Bawl Mill
November 2001 by Staff
• What goes up, must come down.Miners Rally Successful
Planning for the Northwest Miners Rally 2005, held August 19-20, began with a rocky start in March, with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announcing that it would like to move the rally out of Oroville, Washington, and out...
Placer Gold in the Black Hills, South Dakota
During the Indian Wars in 1874, General George Custer and his men camped on French Creek in the southern Black Hills, near the present site of Custer, South Dakota. Two of his men found placer gold in French Creek. Word got out, and before long, a party of prospectors arrived. However, the government had signed a treaty with the Sioux Indians to stay out of the Black Hills. This led to prospectors sneaking in and working creeks all over the region at their own risk.
Mining Battle Case Under Advisement
Two weeks of sometimes-heated testimony have ended in a case that pits Cyprus Amax Minerals against opponents who want to prevent the company from mining ore from a central Colorado mountain.
The Subsurface Suction Dredge
The problems of the submersible dredge tube are addressed by the subsurface dredge, where the enclosed sluice recovery tube is suspended from a flotation assembly...
PLP Update: The Path for Legally Re-Starting Suction Gold Dredge Mining in 2021
Present conflicts and realizations having to do with dependence on China have illuminated the fact that suction dredge miners have a vital role to play and are an ignored and untapped domestic resource—until now.
The Bawl Mill
• Feds broke own 'controlled' burn rules...
• Suprise, surprise...
• A moving experience...
• Oh, woe is me...
Subscription Required:
Our Readers Say
• From the Editor
• Guest Editorial—Exploiting Tragedy
• Placer Gold in Utah
• President Bush: Put ANWR Drilling in Energy Bill
• Aussie Gold
• Picks & Pans: Working the Ol' Paystreak
• High Country Dredging in Kaufman Creek, Colorado
• How to Become a More Successful Nugget Detectorist—And Basic Information on Machines
• Altar District's Golden Lure
• The Manson Mine
• California State Gold Panning Championship Results
• Gold in Panama
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
