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Company Notes
May 1999 by Staff
• Azco Mining Inc.• Hecla Mining Co.
• Canyon Resources Corp.
• Royal Oak Mines
• BHP World Minerals
• Pacific North West Capital
The Baja Gold Rush of 1889
Small amounts of placer gold can be found in many parts of Baja California, Mexico. The 700 mile long peninsula is mostly a desert region with many strange and unusual plants. There is also a central mountainous spine that is forested and reaches elevations as high as 10,155 feet.
Picks & Pans: Dredging on the Arkansas
I had been looking forward to this trip since last year when the annual trip had rewarded me with a ¾-pennyweight nugget.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• More “bull” from Fish & Wildlife
• Global Warming is cooling off
Potaro District, Guyana
Guyana is a former British colony on the north coast of South America. The capital, Georgetown (pop. 250,000), is 2,200 miles southeast of Miami. The country is 83,000 square miles in area, depending on who does the counting.
Ask The Experts: How many claims can I file in Arizona?
Q: I plan to be filing as the sole owner of the claim. How many claims can I file for and what would be the size of claim(s)?
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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The Bawl Mill
• Mining Law—A Short History
• Industry Urges Restraint on Mining Reforms
• Environmentalists Back FS on Mining Withdrawl
• Our Readers Say
• Open Letter to the BLM
• Huge Nugget To Be Auctioned
• Platinum Group Metals
• Gold at Mercury Mines
• The Lovitt Mine
• Picks & Pans: "Eye-Balling" for Alaskan Gold
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
• Oil and Gas in Washington
• As Millennium Nears, Copper No Longer King in Arizona
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