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Alan J. Chenworth
Alan Chenworth lives in northern Utah, where he works as a geologist at Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon Mine (formerly Kennecott Utah Copper). An avid prospector, he has traveled all over the West (and several trips to Alaska) searching for placer gold. In addition to writing articles he also dabbles with Cowboy Poetry and has written a book on Utah placers entitled A Guide to Gold Panning in Utah.
Articles by Alan J. Chenworth
Silver City Prospecting Adventures

Gold from Silver City, Idaho.I got to Silver City late on a Friday night (OK, it was 2:30am Saturday morning), and the first few snowflakes began to fall as I pulled into the campsite.

May 2009 (Vol. 78, No. 9)
Utah's Crescent Creek Placers

The Crescent Creek placers are considered to be one of Utah's few commercial grade placers, but they are marginal and difficult to work at a profit.

November 2009 (Vol 79, No. 3)