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U.S. Sued for Failure to Guard Rare Species
April 1999 by Associated Press
Environmental groups have sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its refusal to designate critical habitat for seven rare species, five in California and two in Alaska.Small-Scale Processing of Hard Rock Ores
Depending on the ore and if significant sulfides are present, a hard rock miner may be able to get away with simply using a flux to digest the other minerals that may be present.
The Eagle and High Peak Mines of Julian, California
At an altitude of over 4,000 feet, in the mountainous terrain of eastern San Diego County, lies the once productive Julian Mining District. Beginning with placer prospecting in 1869, this area moved rapidly into underground quartz or vein mining for gold.
PLP Update
…I’ll be heading back to Washington, DC, on June 4 with Clark Pearson of PLP for nearly a week of meetings with the Mine Safety and Health Administration, US Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and numerous members of Congress in both the House and Senate.
News From the Pacific Legal Foundation
PLF has been hard at work improving our Endangered Species Act Reform Project (ESARP), which is why you haven’t heard from us over the past few months.
The Bawl Mill
• If at first you don’t succeed...
• Ooops!
• By the numbers...
Letter to the Editor
The Colorado River Indian Tribes wish to be given 16,000 acres in La Paz County, Arizona, that was at one time theirs...
Drywashing in Black Canyon, Arizona
May 2016After the hike and a quick snack break we gathered a few buckets of material to really dial in the drywasher for the most efficient recovery. This involves leveling the unit, setting the riffle box drop angle and regulating the speed in which the material is processed.
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• Editorial—BLM 43 CFR 3809 Revision Status
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• Miner Says Mining Could Return to Boulder
• Arizona Mines and Minerals Releases New Directory
• Onerous New Mining Rules Adopted in Washington State
• Miner Charged in Death of Downieville Miner
• Senator Warns Against Proposal to Sell Some IMF Gold
• Dry Placers in the Kamma Mountains, Nevada
• Company Notes
• MCS Index Shows Decrease in Mining Costs
• Over the Divide
• Picks & Pans: Confessions of a Small Miner—Part II
• The Saga of Sand Mountain
• Nevada County Feeling Pain of Slumping Mining Industry
• There's Gold in Those Tailings
• Gold at Ragged Top, Arizona
• Increase in Silver Demand by Photography Industry
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Looking Back
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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