Clearing the Nugget Trap with a Detector

June 2020 by Ray Mills

On the day prior to Mother’s Day I was able to get out and spend a few hours prospecting. I wanted to try some new settings on my detector, and I had a place in mind to do that.

Backwards Find

July 2013
I furiously started pulling material out of the side wall and putting it in my scoop. It didn't take long to discover that the source of the scream was from a one-ounce chunk...

The Fine Art of Panning Heavy Sands

October 2011
The fine art of panning heavy sands requires a measure of patience. If you enjoy panning gold, you ought to enjoy this too, once you get the hang of it.

The Gold of Plumas de Oro

March 2011
Their rewards were far better than they had anticipated, resulting in one of the best clean-ups they had ever seen.

The "Madonna Nugget"—A Weekend Hunt to Remember

July 2017

I worked my way to a flat area along a ridge where I could see a quartz blowout. As I got within 100 feet of it, I started seeing rock that I knew to be associated with gold.

A Trip to Morgan-Monroe State Forest of Indiana

October 2014
Some experienced panners with the vigor and longevity to spend a full day panning in the small creeks and ravines can possibly find as much as a gram or more on a good day.

Gary It's There

May 2019

This year was a test. We had never done anything like this before, yet we grossed $30,000 in the short time we had to mine.

Ask The Experts

April 2015
• Making a noisy dredge more quiet

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