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California State Gold Panning Championships
October 2015 by Don Robinson
This year’s 2015 California State Gold Panning Championships were wild and hectic.Additional articles that might interest you...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
August 2018
• Pruitt out at EPA
• NDAA still under negotiation
• AMRA’s California mining bill fails to reach floor vote
There's Gold in Those Tailings
April 1999
If you're really serious about finding gold, you must commit yourself to the search. The odds are against success if you depend upon luck.
If you're really serious about finding gold, you must commit yourself to the search. The odds are against success if you depend upon luck.
The Search for Specimen (Pocket) Gold in the California Mother Lode
October 1999
Any good miner can drift along a vein to find concentrations of gold if it is there, using good eyes and panning.
Any good miner can drift along a vein to find concentrations of gold if it is there, using good eyes and panning.
Selectable Frequency vs Multi Frequency Detectors
March 2017
I like to think in terms of “conductive mass” because it is a combination of both the conductivity of the metal and the size of the target that determine how a detector sees conductivity.
I like to think in terms of “conductive mass” because it is a combination of both the conductivity of the metal and the size of the target that determine how a detector sees conductivity.
Ask the Experts—What is barite used for?
June 2007
Q: Could you inform me as to what “barite” is used for? Where can I locate a company that mines barite?
Q: Could you inform me as to what “barite” is used for? Where can I locate a company that mines barite?
The Next Crisis For America
October 2007
America’s reliance on foreign imports for minerals and metals continues at an alarming rate. The US Geological Survey reported that the US imported $132 billion in nonfuel minerals and metals in 2006.
America’s reliance on foreign imports for minerals and metals continues at an alarming rate. The US Geological Survey reported that the US imported $132 billion in nonfuel minerals and metals in 2006.
Finding Gold With Copper and Turquoise
August 2009
The signs of copper, which the prospector most commonly sees in the field in outcrops and on the surface, are secondary minerals caused by the action of air and water on the original copper-bearing sulfides that were deposited deep...
The signs of copper, which the prospector most commonly sees in the field in outcrops and on the surface, are secondary minerals caused by the action of air and water on the original copper-bearing sulfides that were deposited deep...
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