Prospecting & Detecting
Detector Prospecting Accessories
January 2016 by Steve Herschbach

Gold From Black Sand Tailings

How to Find Prospects That Others Missed
Every year I go through this and every year it becomes more difficult to find new territory that is available for us to prospect. Is there anywhere that hasn’t been worked?
The Hunt for Remote Canyon Gold

Residual Placers: An Often Overlooked Gold Source
Because the forces of erosion and gravity tend to carry lighter materials like quartz away more easily, the heavy minerals like gold or silver will tend to be concentrated in the general area around the vein outcrop. These concentrations are what make residual placers so attractive.
Tracing Gold To Its Source
In this article I am going to talk about the different sources of gold and the clues a prospector can follow to find the source.
What, Where and How for the New Prospector

The Madonna Nugget

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