Ask The Experts - Advice for a new prospector in Placerville, California?

December 2018 by Chris Ralph

Central Idaho Federal Employees Back to Work With Local Help

December 2016
The fire started early October 4, destroying the Bureau of Land Management office on the edge of town within minutes.

Brighter Days Ahead Reports Nevada Mining Association

October 2003
A new report predicts brighter days for mining in Nevada if the price of gold maintains at current levels.

Gold 1822 Half Eagle Fetches Record at Auction

May 2021

The coin trading world has a new gold standard, after the only known 1822 half eagle $5 piece in private hands sold at auction in Las Vegas…

Picks & Pans: Diamond Hunting in Wyoming

January 2002
Rod Griffin and I have spent most of our free time looking for the hard-to-find diamonds, and have found ourselves involved with wildlife, obstacles, bad roads, streams, bogs, bulls—you name it.

Court Hears Arguments Over Rights to Shipwreck

May 2001
Nearly a century after the luxury liner RMS Republic sank off Nantucket, treasure hunters are still battling over the ship’s cargo, which some believe includes gold coins now worth more than $1 billion.

The Eagle and High Peak Mines of Julian, California

September 2002
At an altitude of over 4,000 feet, in the mountainous terrain of eastern San Diego County, lies the once productive Julian Mining District. Beginning with placer prospecting in 1869, this area moved rapidly into underground quartz or vein mining for gold.

Ask The Experts - What do you think is the source of gold in this area of Ireland?

August 2018

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