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Why Do We Do The Things We Do?
September 2003 by Martin H. Milas
For years I had studied the tempting bench high above the East Fork of the San Gabriel River. A beautiful 20-foot vertical wall of encrusted boulders, cobbles and gravels beckoned to me 100 to 150 yards up a steep slope from the river bed. They were all very promising material. The kind of rounded curves that can charm so well, and tease a grown man into risking life and limb. So, on that nearly fatal day in May, I packed a spiral wheel...Additional articles that might interest you...
A New Look at Old Mines
April 2011
Exploration companies are actively looking for properties with profitable potential, even if the ground was once cast off as too low in grade to be economically viable. This is especially true in states that are reasonably friendly toward...
Exploration companies are actively looking for properties with profitable potential, even if the ground was once cast off as too low in grade to be economically viable. This is especially true in states that are reasonably friendly toward...
Governors Focus on Aid for Laid-off Miners
September 1999
Keeping a health clinic in San Manuel operating was among key concerns the governor, state lawmakers and union officials addressed in a meeting about assisting laid-off copper miners.
Keeping a health clinic in San Manuel operating was among key concerns the governor, state lawmakers and union officials addressed in a meeting about assisting laid-off copper miners.
Looking Back
August 2005
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
September 2007
• AB 1032 update
• Heritage Areas
• On to the next one…
• Are you angry enough to get involved?
• AB 1032 update
• Heritage Areas
• On to the next one…
• Are you angry enough to get involved?
Pebble Deposit Reveals Mineral Potential
January 2009
The vast potential of the Pebble deposit is becoming more clear each day.
The vast potential of the Pebble deposit is becoming more clear each day.
The Bawl Mill
November 2013
• There's a fungus among us
• Taxpayers crash land in Arizona
• "What did you get arrested for?"
• There's a fungus among us
• Taxpayers crash land in Arizona
• "What did you get arrested for?"
Over The Divide: Charles "Chuck" Cushman
February 2019
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