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December 2014 by Chris Ralph

Extracting & Smelting Your Gold

February 2013
Unfortunately, not all the gold that we prospectors find is pretty, or appealing to the eyes. They are not all nice, bright, shiny nuggets with lots of character that carry high collector value.

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April 2015
• Two questions: Is fool's gold magnetic? And how do you go about filing a miing claim?

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January 2016
Viewing details on Google Earth

Detecting Basics: Lose the Bad Habits Not the Gold

February 2017
I will make the assumption that when any of you take a detector in your hand and head out prospecting for gold you are probably anticipating finding some gold. That’s the general idea, right?

Ask The Experts: Equipment to break up heavy clay

January 2017

Q: I am looking for a “trommel machine” that doesn’t separate anything but clay slurry from rock hard clay.

Sniping for Drought Gold

August 2014
There are not a lot of tools needed to get out and take advantage of the situation. Other than my wetsuit, I typically travel light with a gold pan, maybe a pry bar and a few crevice cleaning tools.

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August 2014
What are the tell signs of garnet deposits?

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