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Bucket Dredged Boulder Gold

The black sand was loaded with mercury from the river, but there wasn’t enough to pick up all the fines. We took out the amalgam and had to suction up the remaining fine gold.

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Gold in Gossan


Gossan is defined as being an iron-bearing capping over a sulfide deposit. It is formed by the oxidation and leaching of sulfide minerals, leaving hydrated iron oxides such as limonite and goethite, along with manganese oxides.

Where to Find Gold in Indiana—Part II


Part I of the article addressed modern placer gold deposits. This second installment will address “ancient” flood deposits.

Goldfield—Princess of the Mojave


The sunbeams are winding their way through the snowclouds. I am rising out of Death Valley to engage in some reverie, a journey into times past. Prospect pits, phantoms from boom times’ extinct, appear on the side of the road. Soon, I enter the Bullfrog Mining District.

Ask the Experts - what does MDB&M stand for?


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Due to technical difficulties, the online version of the February 2003 issue of ICMJ is currently unavailable.  Please know we are working on this and will get the February issue uploaded as soon as possible.  In the meantime, please enjoy the other issues of 2003!  Thank you for your understanding!  ICMJ

Melman on Gold & Silver


Well, the long-anticipated US election was held the first Tuesday of November. If you were a partisan of the Republican Party, victory was sweet, indeed. If you supported Kerry and his pals, our truest sympathies, for the electoral devastation was complete. Bush won in both the Electoral College and popular vote contests...

Arizona's Vulture Gold Mine and Lost Dutchman


When prospectors and treasure hunters talk of gold in Arizona, it is the Lost Dutchman or Vulture mine they usually think of. The Lost Dutchman gold mine is just that—a myth chalked full of holes that has been embellished over time as any good legend should be.

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