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Drywashing for Eluvial Gold in the Desert—Using a Portable Drywasher and Hand Tools
February 2005 by Jim Straight
Often the gold being recovered by drywashing is too fine to be recovered by metal detecting. For every “detectable” nugget found, there could be hundreds of smaller flakes of non-detectable size. Thus, for those that “read the ground,” and snipe for areas of favorable placer concentration, drywashing will continue to be both an inexpensive...The Pearce Mineralized Area, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona—Part II
There are many prospects within the known mineralized area and along the margins of the mineralized area that should be examined for gold and silver.
All About Quartz—Part I
One of the first minerals most prospectors learn to recognize is quartz, because, in the right circumstances, it can be an excellent indicator mineral for prospectors. Quartz is common, easy to identify, and is often associated with gold and other valuable metal deposits.
Hardrock Mining Accidents Claim Four Lives
Hardrock mining in the US has been hit by a tragic streak of mining accidents in recent months.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction dredging
• House shows support for public land use
Mining Stocks—Things to Consider Before You Invest
With the strong gold and silver prices we have had for the last couple years, exploration for gold and silver is on the rise around the world. Junior (smaller) exploration firms are out sampling, trenching and drilling their properties.
Ask the Experts
How does one determine who owns a mining claim?
Silver at Calico, California
Silver was discovered in the mountains as early as 1875, but the first “official” discovery was in 1881.
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The Bawl Mill
• Shortage of Mining Engineers Projected
• Ex-MarketWatch Mining Promoter Settles Charges
• Carbonatites
• Sage-Grouse Listing Denied
• The Art of Finding Coarse Gold—Part III
• Tongass Approves Kensington Mine Plan
• PLP Interim Rule Raffle
• California Miners Locate Rich Pocket of Specimen Gold
• The Lucky Shot Mine
• BC Premier Heralds "Golden Decade" in Forestry and Mining
• Claim Filings Up in the Northwest
• Canadian Officials Foresee Little Impact From Mine
• Coeur d'Alene Mines Sees Future in Bolivia
• The Golden Highway—Nevada County
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Looking Back
