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The Golden Highway—Calaveras County
January 2004 by Frank Lorey III
Heading north along Highway 49 into the central Mother Lode, the first old mining town in Calaveras County was Melones, located along the banks of the Stanislaus River. The town was named for the unique coarse gold flakes found in the gravels that resembled melon seeds, hence the name that came from the Mexican miners.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Babbitt Wants Another 4 Million Acres
• County Ruled Unfair in Mineral Valuations
• Public Comment Period for Clean Water Action Plan
The Value of Evidence
That prospecting effort you are about to spend your time on...is it worth your effort? If you are going to devote your time to it, you will need all the facts you can get.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Some positives in spending bill
• Judge puts brakes on the EPA in Alaska
• Judge to rule in favor of suction gold dredgers
Ask The Experts: Can a long range locator probe detect gold in quartz?
Q: I was wondering how such a device could locate a rich gold vein in quartz, for example, since a metal like gold is non-magnetic.
Please Note:
Due to technical difficulties, the photos in the September 2004 issue of ICMJ are currently unavailable for the online version of the magazine. Please know we are working on this and will get the photos loaded as soon as we can. In the meantime, please enjoy the articles as usual! Thank you for your understanding! —ICMJ
The Bawl Mill
• This was not on the itinerary…
• Zoom meeting becomes “vroom” meeting
Nevada Gold Production Up Despite Lower Prices
Despite lower prices, Nevada gold production increased slightly last year and the state continues to produce about three-fourths of the nation’s gold.
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The Bawl Mill
• From the Editor
• Our Readers Say
• Forest Occupancy Decision Stands—US Forest Service Withdraws Appeal
• World Gold Council Launches New Gold Bullion Securities
• Epithermal Gold-Quartz Veins
• Gold in Arkansas
• Picks & Pans: Winter Prospecting and "Forty Mile" Miller
• Company Eyes Reopening Mine Near Troy
• ICMJ's 13th Annual Photo Contest
• Company Notes
• A Guide to Overlooked Gold Deposits—Part V (Conclusion)
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
