History & Geology
Critical Metals: Lithium
February 2014 by Chris Ralph
Prospecting for lithium deposits can take a number of different directions, because this metal can be extracted from a variety of geologically differnet sources.
Additional articles that might interest you...
Your Guide to Prospecting in Alaska
May 2013
Alaska is getting a lot of interest these days, not least because of all the gold prospecting shows on television. Hardly a month seems to pass without some new prospecting show being announced, and a couple of the most popular feature Alaska.
Alaska is getting a lot of interest these days, not least because of all the gold prospecting shows on television. Hardly a month seems to pass without some new prospecting show being announced, and a couple of the most popular feature Alaska.
Green Valley Gold District, Payson, Arizona
March 2016
Most gold-bearing quartz veins found in the district were fracture fillings in faults enclosed by crushed quartz zones along their margins. Since the host rocks were often extensively weathered, portions of the veins stood out as positive, resistant outcrops. The gold-bearing veins ranged from a few inches wide to the vein at the Gowan mine that was as much as 12 feet wide.
Most gold-bearing quartz veins found in the district were fracture fillings in faults enclosed by crushed quartz zones along their margins. Since the host rocks were often extensively weathered, portions of the veins stood out as positive, resistant outcrops. The gold-bearing veins ranged from a few inches wide to the vein at the Gowan mine that was as much as 12 feet wide. Ask The Experts
March 2015
Q: Is this gold or some other metal?
Q: Is this gold or some other metal?
Montana’s Rosetta Stone: Discovering Mines In The Treasure State
May 2015
This is the intelligent way to start modern prospecting. The value of literary research yields challenging outings, specimens, history and geologic research.
This is the intelligent way to start modern prospecting. The value of literary research yields challenging outings, specimens, history and geologic research.
Gold and Rare Earth Elements in New Mexico
August 2015
We import nearly all of our REEs from China, so it’s critical that we find and continue to develop domestic resources of these elements.
We import nearly all of our REEs from China, so it’s critical that we find and continue to develop domestic resources of these elements.
The Golden Days of Julian, California
October 2011
Some scattered reports say that gold may have been washed from streams here as early as the 1840s, but the undisputed major discovery came in 1870.
Some scattered reports say that gold may have been washed from streams here as early as the 1840s, but the undisputed major discovery came in 1870.
The Many Facets of Iron
March 2013
I’ve been fascinated by iron minerals for many years. So let’s take a look at this very interesting and colorful element.
I’ve been fascinated by iron minerals for many years. So let’s take a look at this very interesting and colorful element.
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Ask the Experts
• Ask the Experts
• Ask the Experts
• Ask the Experts
• Our Readers Say
• The Perfect Summer
• Eolian Gold Deposits
• Copper Deposits of Alaska
• Divide and Conquer—Detecting Old Placer Grounds with Friends
• Reserves and Resources Explained
• Coprolite—A Prospector's Tale
• Comstock Mining Gets Approval
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
Free:
SB 838 and the Future of Mining in Oregon
• New Mining Regulations in Maine
