Champions Crowned at the California State Gold Panning Championships

October 2017 by Staff

By the end of the day Sunday there were a lot of tired panners! By then they could have panned more than 10 times to continue to advance. This was not a picnic!

Fifteen and Counting

June 2012
For the 15th consecutive year, ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal was recently honored as “Prospecting Magazine of the Year” by the Best O’ North East Treasure Hunters!

Charcoal Crucible Recipe

May 2001
...using charcoal briquettes (and no starter fluid) and a few other easily attainable ingredients.

Ask The Experts: Looking for help on unproven claim

February 2017

Looking for help on unproven claim

Group Sues Feds Over New Nat'l Monuments

March 2000
Several Arizona lawmakers and Utah ranchers filed suit against the federal government over the creation of a national monument in northern Arizona.

A Modern Day Prospector’s Story

March 2008
My first encounter with rocks and minerals started as a young child in the company of my siblings investigating the rocky mounds placed around the Australian coastline to help prevent erosion just north of Brisbane...

The Forgotten Specimen—Part I

June 2009
In these types of cases I tend to listen to what my metal detector is telling me. The machine was very quiet, suggesting my initial impressions were right about the ground make up.

Picks & Pans: The Gold Bullion Mine

July 2001
It was here, so long ago that the Gold Bullion Mine once had a promising future. I could almost hear the old stamp mill still echoing out its rhythm, pounding rich gold ore into small pieces.

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