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Looking Back
August 2004 by Staff
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.Additional articles that might interest you...
The Smell of Gold—Part I
June 2015
Some claim they can smell gold. This may be, but when I take a whiff of gold, I smell dirt, rotten eggs, garlic or just nothing: my nose is everything but sensitive.
Some claim they can smell gold. This may be, but when I take a whiff of gold, I smell dirt, rotten eggs, garlic or just nothing: my nose is everything but sensitive.
Gold Fever
August 1999
"Little Boys who pick up rocks either go to prison or become geologists."
"Little Boys who pick up rocks either go to prison or become geologists."
South Yuba River Recreational Area
September 2009
Within 30 minutes, a nice, coarse nugget popped up right in the gold pan, and the rush was on! We worked hard for the entire day. Though some pans were not as good as others, the gold was good enough to...
Within 30 minutes, a nice, coarse nugget popped up right in the gold pan, and the rush was on! We worked hard for the entire day. Though some pans were not as good as others, the gold was good enough to...
Gold Prospecting on the East Fork River, Alaska (Part III—Conclusion)
March 2003
In this trip, Riley came along with Jay, and Harold came down later. We brought a six-inch dredge down to the creek. We had hoped to use it, but we didn’t.
In this trip, Riley came along with Jay, and Harold came down later. We brought a six-inch dredge down to the creek. We had hoped to use it, but we didn’t.
Hands & Pans on the South Yuba River
June 2000
If you confess to being a recreational "hands-and-pans" mining enthusiast, chances are you do not hold your own valid mining claim. You also realize locating a stretch of stream or river to legitimately dip your gold pan into is as much work to find as those precious flecks of gold.
If you confess to being a recreational "hands-and-pans" mining enthusiast, chances are you do not hold your own valid mining claim. You also realize locating a stretch of stream or river to legitimately dip your gold pan into is as much work to find as those precious flecks of gold.
The Bawl Mill
May 2007
• Trash full of cash
• Auditors audit the auditors
• I smell bacon
• Trash full of cash
• Auditors audit the auditors
• I smell bacon
Mining Returns to Historic Comstock
September 2012
Mining has returned to Nevada’s historic Comstock more than 150 years after the discovery of one of the world’s richest silver veins touched off a frenzy that drew thousands of people west. But unlike the hard rock miners in the 1800s, the modern day operation involves huge trucks...
Mining has returned to Nevada’s historic Comstock more than 150 years after the discovery of one of the world’s richest silver veins touched off a frenzy that drew thousands of people west. But unlike the hard rock miners in the 1800s, the modern day operation involves huge trucks...
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The Bawl Mill
• Lawsuit to Challenge New Forest Service Regulations
• Gold in Utah Laccoliths
• Where Do I Begin?
• Mine President Seeks Opinions From Peers
• Over The Divide
• Picks & Pans: Miner Finds Heart of Gold
• Company Notes
• Canadian Arrow Tries Different Approach
• Greenstone
• Experts Forecast Rising Prices for Gold, Silver
• A Few Reminders About Fraud
• Mining: Doing it Right the First Time
• Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Find Gems
• The Golden Highway—El Dorado County
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
