All Articles
A Modern Gold Rush In Sudan
December 2009 by Chris Ralph
A couple of months ago, folks on the US and Aussie online gold forums started noticing that GP4500 detectors (Minelab’s top of the line gold unit) were selling used for prices significantly more than they cost new!Additional articles that might interest you...
Searching for Gold at Paradise Valley, Alaska
March 2008
There are lots of stories about the big gold found in Alaska, but where does a prospector get the idea that it’s something the every day gold miner might get involved in? One must understand that the quest for gold in the mid-1800s brought...
There are lots of stories about the big gold found in Alaska, but where does a prospector get the idea that it’s something the every day gold miner might get involved in? One must understand that the quest for gold in the mid-1800s brought...
Carbonatites
February 2005
Carbonatites are rocks that formed from molten calcite or dolomite. The thought of calcite being molten lava is difficult to accept, but it was confirmed when it poured out of a vent in Tanzania in 1960.
Carbonatites are rocks that formed from molten calcite or dolomite. The thought of calcite being molten lava is difficult to accept, but it was confirmed when it poured out of a vent in Tanzania in 1960.
Understanding Skim Bar Placers
September 2018
Perhaps the most notable thing about skim placers is that they form on the top surface of gravel bars, as opposed to coarser gold placers where the weight of the gold particles allows the gold to settle down on or near bedrock.
Old Patch, New Detector
March 2017
I have been detecting the area on and off since I discovered it. Every time I bought a new detector it was the first place I went to.
I have been detecting the area on and off since I discovered it. Every time I bought a new detector it was the first place I went to.
Legislative Update
October 1999
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Robert Sanregret—Attorney at Law
Western Mining Council
National Association of Mining Districts
Melman on Gold & Silver
July 1999
Clearly, the single-most important reason for the latest decline in gold is the recently announced auctions by the British Central Bank. However, other news stories this past month also had negative implications for the yellow metal.
Clearly, the single-most important reason for the latest decline in gold is the recently announced auctions by the British Central Bank. However, other news stories this past month also had negative implications for the yellow metal.
Prospecting Research
August 2013
These are just some of the ways I have been able to find new spots to metal detect for gold.
These are just some of the ways I have been able to find new spots to metal detect for gold.
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Small-Scale Mining, Milling and Recovery
• Judge Rules Against Oregon Miner
• Shirttail Creek
• Where to Prospect for Gold in Colorado
• Double-D Coils and Their Place in the Goldfields
• Melman on Gold & Silver
Free:
Golden Hope's Bellechasse Gold Project
• Strong Support at Suction Dredge Meetings
