Critical Minerals: Titanium—Part II

August 2018 by Chris Ralph

There are both hard rock and beach sand types of titanium deposits, but the hard rock deposits need to be at least 10 percent titanium while the beach sands often are economic with only two or three percent titanium.

Placer Channel Sampling

July 2013
Sampling gold placers can be rewarding, but remember to treat the samples so you are not high grading or low grading your results. Learn the rules and apply them so your samples are accurate.

Prospecting Australia—Part II: There and Back Again

November 2011
Steve got his first nugget within minutes of turning on his metal detector. It only took me about an hour to find my first piece.

The Madonna Nugget

October 2013
It was down deeper than I expected for surface trash. It wasn't until I was down six inches that the target screamed from my scoop.

Using Geologic Publications to Discover Collecting Sites

October 2018

I understand that a person without geological knowledge could be daunted reading a geological publication. You can pick out the good stuff from a geological publication without a lot of geological knowledge.

The Rest of the Story—Detecting With Ray Mills

December 2018

Ray followed up by detecting the same area and I was happy to see that he did not find any good targets in the same line. So far so good.

Common Mistakes of the New Detectorist

August 2013
Detecting is not very complicated and the rewards can be tremendous. The difference between success and fruitless toiling can be remedied by a few small adjustments and a whole lot of perseverance.

The Essence of Gold Prospecting

July 2016
When doing your initial armchair research and selecting potential areas to explore, consider all the indicators, both natural and man-made.

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