Detecting Canyon Bedrock in The Sierras

September 2018 by Ray Mills

My plan was to go up the canyon along a ridge and then drop into the canyon whenever I came across a spot that might give me reasonable access.

Prospecting on the North Yuba

December 2011
The research I did for “Gold in the Slate Creek Basin” (September 2011 issue) found me chasing a channel out of the LaPorte territory headed towards the old mining town of Brandy City, California.

Geobotany: Plants Associated With Mineral Deposits

November 2014
Science has shown, over the past few centuries, that there is a direct correlation between certain plants and their geophysical surroundings.

The Hunt for Remote Canyon Gold

November 2014
A large, 8-pennyweight piece popped out of a very small crevice where the water had been extremely swift in the winter, leaving no visible gravel.

Comments on Gold Rush and Bering Sea Gold Series

March 2014
The 316 Mining Company has not been all that successful, but does not ever seem to learn from their past mistakes.

What Have You Got to Lose?

November 2016
It’s accepted knowledge that wet methods will recover more fine gold than dry methods and processing the gravel as a whole will get more gold than only using a metal detector. The question is how much more?

The Mole

June 2012
My wife Dorothy has always enjoyed tent camping. She thought she was really roughing it at established campgrounds until I convinced her to take a trip with me to drywash for gold in a remote corner of an arid desert wilderness...

The Batteries Metal Rush

August 2018

There is a major change coming in the economy of the world and now is the time for prospectors and miners to grab a ticket and get on board.

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