Prospecting & Detecting
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September 2014 by Chris Ralph
• What to prospect with on the Klamath RiverDetecting Strategies for Heavily Forested Areas

Sniping for Drought Gold

Buying a Mining Claim: Questions to Ask

Resurrecting An Old Hard Rock Mine
There were nice sections of vein material at the end of several drifts, like they just stopped work one day and walked away.
Entry-Level Metal Detectors for Gold Prospecting
These are entry-level machines designed with gold prospecting in mind and with the ability to handle mineralized ground and see nuggets of a grain or so in size, perhaps smaller.
Study Confirms Mercury Levels Safe in California's Gold Country
While the Water Board documented the selenium levels in fish and noted they exceed the levels of mercury, they have yet to acknowledge the numerous scientific studies that show selenium effectively neutralizes the effects of mercury.
Determining the Amount of Gold in Rich Ores

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