Arizona Prospector Rescued from Mine Shaft

November 2018 by Associated Press

“I heard him hollering down in the hole as soon as I got there,” he said. “I was just glad to see him alive.”

Nevada's Lithium Boom

March 2017
When prospecting for lithium, after confirming for macro attributes through research and field work, including examination of surface geology, the main tool is an accurate lithium assay.

Prospecting Hard Rock

March 2014
We panned out maybe three gold pans of the material and we were shocked at the gold that was there. This rock appeared to be rich.

Early Winter Detecting in the Sierras

January 2017
The mine site consists of river gravels from an ancient channel covering over 20 acres, and the place is covered with very large river rock and small tree overgrowth.

Sold: 87-Ounce Nugget

April 2016
A gold prospector in central Victoria, Australia stumbled across an 87-ounce gold nugget in early February 2015, after his wife told him to head outside to get some air. He had given up smoking a few weeks prior and was getting a bit “grumpy,” she told him.

Twenty Minutes on a Five-inch Dredge

September 2013
The first thing I realized was this was not a toy—this thing had power and I needed to really pay attention. I got into position, took a deep breath, and pushed that monster into the hard pack.

Geobotany: Plants Associated With Mineral Deposits

November 2014
Science has shown, over the past few centuries, that there is a direct correlation between certain plants and their geophysical surroundings.

Huge California Nugget A Hoax

August 2011
Sanders claimed he used ground-penetrating radar to survey his private property in Nevada County, California, and uncovered the chunk of gold with a backhoe when he was following up on one of the anomalies found by the radar.

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