Gold Indicators—What to Look for in the Goldfields

December 2018 by Ray Mills

Some of the items that I’m going to go over are outcroppings, ditches, exploratory trenches and contacts/surface materials. I am going to speak about each of the above items in as much detail as I can, and then towards the end of this article I will tie them together.

Now Is The Time For Exploration

October 2020

I’ve been following the precious metals for decades, and I haven’t seen a move this powerful in many years.

Following Clues to a Lost Gold Deposit—The Northern Extension of the Cedarberg

April 2012
Last month, in “Following Clues to a Hidden Gold Deposit,” I ended the article with the direction that we were on the hunt! We were getting prepared and ready to roll with our detectors, then snow came, and lots of it. We had already found the seam diggings mine on the mountainside in wild, rough brush and trees. It had been well hidden.

Finding Gold - Fact vs Fiction

October 2023

Truths and myths about finding Gold

Butte County: Another Mother Lode Favorite

March 2022

There are so many places in this region to discuss that one article won’t be enough to cover it all, so I’ll focus on a couple of places that we found interesting while searching for gold.

Ask The Experts

February 2016
Designing my own dredge...

Excavator Testing Wet Placer Ground

April 2013
The excavator or backhoe has become the tool of choice for testing placer ground. These machines are the best way to explore and sample a placer deposit if the ground is not too wet or frozen and bedrock is not beyond the reach of the machine.

The Batteries Metal Rush

August 2018

There is a major change coming in the economy of the world and now is the time for prospectors and miners to grab a ticket and get on board.

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