Ask the Experts

September 2014 by Chris Ralph

Ganes Creek Hits 10 Years—Part I

May 2012
Find huge gold nuggets with your metal detector! That has been the promise, and for a lucky group of detectorists in the Ganes Creek “Pound Club” the reality of finding gold at Ganes Creek, Alaska.

Our Readers Say

December 2011
• Re: Tyrie's Roadway Nugget
• Re: Are Permits Needed for Highbanking in California

Highbanking at the 144

October 2013
My third sample location proved to be my last and most interesting. I needed to look no further.

The Hill of Gold

February 2018

I was amazed and surprised, and I took a moment to admire how beautiful this coarse chunk of gold was. It later weighed exactly one-half ounce.

Thinking Outside The Creek

March 2015
Imagine for a minute the year is 1850. You’ve read and heard that gold was discovered in California and the creeks are so rich you can just scoop it up with your hands.

Our 29-Troy-Ounce Golden Blessing

December 2013
I picked up a noticeably heavy, fist-sized chunk of what I thought was a heavy piece of iron. After wiping some of the dirt and clay off, I still didn't know what on earth this object was.

Follow Up to "Just One More Time"

August 2016
…the “One More Time” has turned into three more trips and each of the three has yielded more gold each time down.

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