Prospecting & Detecting
Ask the Experts
August 2014 by Chris Ralph
What are the tell signs of garnet deposits?How to Use BLM’s New Mineral and Land Records System
This new map-based tool is far superior to the old version with lots of potential layers and information that a prospector can use in research.
ICMJ Visits Sonora, CA
June 2023Gemstones to Die For
Some gems can potentially poison you, make you sterile and even make you forget who you are.
Romancing the Rock
With the exception of well-established operators with proven reserves and years of field experience, the high price of gold brought a flood of speculators, con men, and real estate brokers into the mix who were not previously engaged in the gold mining market.
Will El Nino Move Gold for Miners and End California Drought?
I remember in the couple of years after that 1997 flood, prospectors around California did very well, taking ounces of gold from places that had not yielded any gold for years before that.
Gold Placers of Nevada
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