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

December 2018 by Chris Ralph

Detecting in Australia's Etheridge Goldfield

October 2007
This remote goldfield covers an area of over 13,000 square miles of the Savanna Gulf country of Far North Queensland, Australia.

Letter from the Editor to our Readers and Advertisers

January 2000
Well, as they say, "there's a time for everything and everything has it's time"—or something like that!

The World of the Simple Gold Pan

September 2012
There are so many, many different types of gold pans on the market that I thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at the world of the simple gold pan.

Tantalum

July 1999
Tantalum is a refractory metal which is non-toxic, ductile; easily fabricated, has a high melting point, is highly resistant to corrosion and is a good conductor of heat and electricity. It has the unique ability to transmit an alternating current in only one direction.

DEF Has Another Successful Year

September 2002
A relaxing trip was long overdue. The deadlines associated with assembling a magazine each month tend to wear on you after awhile. I needed a break. Several organizers of Dredge Earth First were...

Melman on Gold & Silver

August 2015
Next, all of silver’s chart action since   mid-2011 has taken place under a declining trend line (dotted line), which has held for more than four years. Any trendline of that duration must be taken seriously.

Our Readers Say

January 2002
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