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A Gold Detector Sitting in a Closet Only Finds Dust—More Detector Tips
June 2003 by Jim Straight
The diverse minerals, salts, and moisture, plus any halo effect, and old-timer trash, especially decomposing iron artifacts, are often found in any dry placer gold field and can really mask the “penetration powers” of a detector.Mining Benefits Everyone During Winter Months
Products from the mining industry contribute to winter safety and comfort for Nevada residents.
Miner Wins Important Victory Against Forest Service
A case involving a Northern California dredger who was cited by the Forest Service for operating without a Notice of Intent, Plan of Operation or special-use authorization was resolved in the miner’s favor.
Swing and a Miss
A very good baseball hitter might get a hit roughly one time out of every three at-bats, but for prospectors often the results are much sparser and it may take many trips before the prospector hits a home run.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Forest Service Oversteps Authority, Former Official Says
• Glamis Gold Ltd. Files Suit to Vacate Solicitor's Opinion
• Babbitt Targets White Vulcan Mine and San Francisco Peaks in Arizona
Ask The Experts - A few questions about 'peak gold'
Which Coil Should I Use?
Selecting the wrong coil can potentially cause you to miss nuggets, so you want to be sure to select the best option for the situation at hand.
Prospecting Underground: Use Caution
In underground placer work, the contact point of the bedrock tunnel and the gravel is a very weak point and always has to be timbered. The bedrock here is thin, fractured, and the gravels loose from many years of oxidizing.
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• Underground at Yankee Jim's
• Dry Placers in Southern Baja
• Gold in Tennessee
• Old Stock Certificates—Treasures or Trash?
• Payette Forest Sides With Mining Company
• Using Mineral Deposit Models
• Miners Still Waiting for Bonding Recommendations from DOI
• The Old Mine Dump
• A Practical Approach to Dowsing
• Feds Release Opinion on Planned Mine Under Montana Wilderness
• The Lengendary Lost Gold of the Headless Valley
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
