Every year I go through this and every year it becomes more difficult to find new territory that is available for us to prospect. Is there anywhere that hasn’t been worked?

My hunch was that the gold is coming down the apron, falling off to both sides and into both gulches. I say that because the gold we found previously has the same characteristics and color across the entire area.

And what do I think is the easy way? It’s what you can learn from the old timers that walked that ground many years ago.

We spent the morning in a meeting with one of the higher-ups at the US Forest Service. I presented him with 412 complaints received from our readers, along with a summary of the complaints to make his job easier.

A Serious Discussion on Prospecting in Arid Environments. Part 1

Many miners know that lead is very commonly associated with silver values, but the truth is that it is also associated with gold values in many locations as well.