Prospecting & Detecting
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September 2014 by Chris Ralph
• Using drywashers to work desert gravelsSearchers' Dreams
The story began in a southern Arizona mountain range...
Time to Stake Your Own Mining Claim
So let’s dive in and see what I can do to convince you that this is the year you should be out staking your own claims.
Gold Basin & Mass Wasting
Some of these events can cause half of an entire mountain to plummet down into a gorge or canyon, damming up a stream system and causing a flood when the earthen dam finally breaks from the water backing up behind it.
Recent Prospecting in Plumas County

Looking for that Hidden Placer
I detect in a wide array of situations. I like to search for places that no one has been to. I really like to find areas that have never been worked at all.
What, Where and How for the New Prospector

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