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Judge Rules Against Oregon Miners—Battle Continues
August 2003 by Tom Kitchar
On June 16, 2003, US District Court Magistrate Judge Cooney made the recommendation that the Waldo Miners be denied their motion to intervene in Siskiyou Regional Education Project (SREP) vs. Siskiyou National Forest (SNF).Carr Fire Gold
After burning more than 350 square miles, the Carr Fire near Redding, California, was finally out. Luckily our home was spared, and I had the opportunity to go metal detecting in burned areas previously too overgrown to access.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
Picking Our Way Through Bedrock
Once again the coil was put over the spot but the target was in the pile now. I pinpointed, grabbed a handful of dirt and began sprinkling it over the coil until I heard that mild thud.
Humble Beginnings
Right away I got a target, and it ended up being gold from a nice little bench. With only an hour left of daylight, I continued heading upstream and found five more tiny pieces of gold with my VLF…
High Court to Reconsider Wilderness Water Rights
The Idaho Supreme Court agreed on November 30 to reconsider its controversial split decision to award the federal government the rights to all unappropriated Salmon River water flowing through three central Idaho wilderness areas.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Meeting planned to address small-scale regulations
• Karuk Tribe update
• Oregon dredgers in their own fight over regulations
Guest Editorial—Changing the Rules
Increasing restrictions on use of public lands are causing a widening tear through the country's economic and social fabric.
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The Bawl Mill
• House Resources Committee Addresses Environmental Scare-Tactics —by House Resources Committee & Chairman Richard Pombo
• Precious Metals in the Patagonia Mountains
• Over the Divide
• Idaho-Maryland Mine—History Restarted
• Montana Candidate Sees Natural Resources as Path to Recovery
• Lake County "Diamonds"—Renewed Value for an Old Favorite
• Moving the World's Largest Machine—The Bucyrus 2570W Walking Dragline
• Mother Lode Gold, California
• News From the Pacific Legal Foundation
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Maine to Create Mineral Park
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
