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Platinum Placers and Nuggets
April 2007 by Chris Ralph
Sometimes a placer miner will find small bits and nuggets of metal associated with gold and other heavy minerals in his concentrates, which exhibits a silver-gray color rather than the normal tones of gold.
Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
MMAC & PLP Update
On July 4, we are reminded of the sacrifices our Founding Fathers made to establish this great country of ours, and in that spirit, the Minerals and Mining Advisory Council (MMAC) has created a draft Declaration of Miners.And MMAC has been hard at work writing a bill, with the unwavering support of several members of Congress, to reaffirm the rights of miners operating in traditional mining districts.
Explosives and Mining
Explosives used correctly will save you both time and money being one of the best and most productive tools you can use.
The Bawl Mill
• We spend taxpayer money on this...
• ...but hold back on this.
The Bawl Mill
• Flattening Syria like a pancake
• "Did I say that out loud?"
• Flower arrangers wilting in Louisiana
• Be careful what you wish for...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Assembly Bill 1032
• Forest Service tries to rewrite Mining Law
• California seeks comments from dredgers
• Support PLP efforts
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask the Experts—How do I remove gold from black sands?
• Ask the Experts—How did the bill to address RS 2477 pan out?
• Ask the Experts—How can I separate gold from carbon?
• Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (P.L. 90-542, as Amended)
• In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—The Tejeda Mines
• The Business of Mining—Family Mining Business Tax Savings
• Successful Nugget Hunting
• Oregon Miners Update
• The Prevleator
• Mining Boom Is Back In Northern Nevada
• Lease Issued For Potential Mine Near Mount St. Helens
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices







