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•The Bawl Mill What's that smell? Do you recognize the face on that milk carton? The debate over hockey Sir, what size and color bra do you prefer? Beam me up •Legislative and Regulatory Update Comment period reopened for pygmy owl critical habitat in Arizona Limits on wilderness study areas finalized in Utah IBLA rules miner cannot set up or store processing equipment on claim when no mining is taking place New law to protect claims and equipment in Washington State •City Gives Blessing to Pogo Mine The mine, 38 miles northeast of the community, would generate hundreds of jobs. •Underground at Yankee Jims by Don Robinson Seventeen of us decided to do the exploration, even with the mine portal barely open and water flowing out of it, pooling about 16 inches deep at the entrance. •Dry Placers in Southern Baja by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD The most important lode mining area in southern Baja is the Triunfo San Antonio Mining District (see map), discovered in 1748. •A Gold Detector Sitting in a Closet Only Finds Dust--More Detector Tips by Jim Straight Something as simple as a thin layer of ferric oxides on the ground surface can form a mineralized barrier, blocking detection of any deeper targets. •Miner's Calendar •Gold in Tennessee by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD The best known placer gold locality in Tennessee is the Coker Creek district, in the southeastern part of the state. •Old Stock Certificates--Treasures or Trash? by Orest Protch What is important is this: even if a company goes under, closes, consolidates, merges, or changes its name, the share can still possibly be worth something. How? •Payette Forest Sides With Mining Company Boise, Idaho--The US Forest Service is siding with a mining company's bid to reopen roads and drill test holes in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. •Using Mineral Deposit Models by Lawrence Dee, Geologist Models can be valuable tools in mineral exploration and assessment and are routinely used by major mining companies in locating and evaluating mineral deposits. •Miners Still Waiting for Bonding Recommendations from DOI Miners were allowed to extend their Notice of Intent for two years to give them ample time to obtain bonding, but surety companies are unwilling to provide bonding for miners. •The Old Mine Dump by June Schlosser There is one special picnic table I fervently wish I had kept. This special table was literally on top of the world. Better yet, it was on the mine dump of the old, long-abandoned gold mines at Summitville, Colorado. •A Practical Approach to Dowsing by Dave Parkhurst Does the fact that we do not, as yet, fully understand the physical principles underlying dowsing "effects" mean that we should ignore its practical applications? This would be roughly analogous to the refusal to operate an automobile because we are not qualified automotive engineers... •Feds Release Opinion on Planned Mine Under Montana Wilderness by John MacDonald The US Fish and Wildlife Service opinion, released more than a year after the agency agreed to reconsider concerns of environmental groups, means Sterling Mining Co. could be allowed to proceed with its planned mine under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area. •The Legendary Lost Gold of the Headless Valley by Ron Wendt Since 1906, when the McLeod brothers' skeletal remains were first found tied to trees, with missing heads, prospectors have been going into the Nahanni in search of elusive gold. •Looking Back -- Excerpt from 50 years ago this month in CMJ •Melman on Gold & Silver by Leonard Melman Clearly, should selling of the US Dollar appear to be avalanching out of control, this would be an immense positive for the world of gold. •Mineral & Metal Prices •Mining Stock Quotes •Gold in Foreign Currencies •Mine Market—Classified Ads (9 pages) New and used equipment, services, claims for sale, etc. |