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Working the Belmont Mine—1953 (Part 3—Conclusion)
December 2002 by Bob Schlosser
Tuesday morning started off much like Monday except Jack wasn’t packing a bunch of drill bits. We wandered off toward the bottom of the raise, adjusted our bed boards, had a cup of coffee from our buckets, and smoked a cigarette. Then Jack stretched, stood up, and remarked, “Guess I might as well go up and see what it looks like. You wait here for now. When I call down, send up a section of ladder and eight laggings.”Additional articles that might interest you...
Can You Recognize Valuable Ores?
August 2016
The process of recognizing ores all starts with being able to recognize some basic minerals and knowing what hard rock ore looks like in the districts where you prospect.
The process of recognizing ores all starts with being able to recognize some basic minerals and knowing what hard rock ore looks like in the districts where you prospect.
The Bawl Mill
March 2009
• Regulations add fuel to the fire...
• We'd like to give the Postal Service our two cents!
• By the numbers...
• Regulations add fuel to the fire...
• We'd like to give the Postal Service our two cents!
• By the numbers...
Breccia Pipes
December 2001
A breccia pipe, or chimney, is an irregular cylindrical mass of breccia that is often silicified and stands out as an iron-stained knob. They can be from a few feet to several hundred feet in diameter, and may or may not be mineralized.
A breccia pipe, or chimney, is an irregular cylindrical mass of breccia that is often silicified and stands out as an iron-stained knob. They can be from a few feet to several hundred feet in diameter, and may or may not be mineralized.
ICMJ Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit Postponed
October 2017
Looking Back
July 2003
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
October 2002
• Financial Guarantees (Bonding)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Diesel engine exhaust
• Senator Daschle inadvertently helps timber industry
• USFWS implementing Wildlands Project without voter approval
• Financial Guarantees (Bonding)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Diesel engine exhaust
• Senator Daschle inadvertently helps timber industry
• USFWS implementing Wildlands Project without voter approval
The Life of an Independent Prospector
July 2012
“JP, is it possible to make a living looking for gold with a metal detector?” I get asked this question a lot...
“JP, is it possible to make a living looking for gold with a metal detector?” I get asked this question a lot...
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