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The Tangential Impulse Water Wheel in California Gold Mining History—Part I
February 2004 by Guest Writer
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.Agency Gives Initial Backing to Kensington Mine
A state funding agency has given the initial OK to financing $20 million in debt to move the Kensington gold project near Juneau toward becoming a working mine.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Welcome changes in Washington, DC
- Giving power back to the people
The Goldfield Mining District, Nevada—Part I
An example of some of this extraordinary ore was a lot of about four tons from the Florence mine during the last days of a lease that averaged over 300 ounces of gold per ton.
Work Begins At Rock Creek Mine
Work has begun on several buildings at the site of a proposed copper and silver mine that if approved would tunnel beneath Montana’s Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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