Prospecting & Detecting
A Trip Down the Yukon River
April 2013 by C.A. "Charlie" Cook
My girlfriend Beth and I decided to take our canoe down the Yukon and do some gold dredging...Ask the Experts
• Drones for the independent prospector
Hunting Down Paystreaks
When I teach people about finding gold, I often explain that it is helpful to think of any river or stream that carries gold as being something like a sluice box.
Gold Placers in Italy
Gold is a fairly widespread mineral in the Italian Alps and in the Northern Apennines. It is found both in primary mineralization and in past and recent floods.
Resurrecting An Old Hard Rock Mine
There were nice sections of vein material at the end of several drifts, like they just stopped work one day and walked away.
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- Conversion charts and tables
- Solutions to anti-mining efforts
Turning Hobby Mining into Business Mining
The first thing a person should do is seriously consider whether they want to go mining as a hobby or a business, and the tax implications of the choice.
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Designing my own dredge...
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The Bawl Mill
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