Entry-Level Metal Detectors for Gold Prospecting

September 2017 by Chris Ralph

These are entry-level machines designed with gold prospecting in mind and with the ability to handle mineralized ground and see nuggets of a grain or so in size, perhaps smaller.

Trying Out the New Highbanker

February 2012
The 2011 gold season had finally got underway on the Middle Fork of the Feather River near Quincy, California. Cold weather and high water had pushed gold mining into mid-summer, but things were looking up.

Prospecting Australia—Part III Anatomy of a Nugget Patch in Western Australia

December 2011
One of the most memorable nuggets I found in Australia was detected on the very last day that I was out prospecting. I was going along swinging my coil and I came across a blaring loud signal that almost blew my ears off.

Route Planning Using GPS

January 2019

My intention was to end this discussion with waypoints and routes, then I found USGS maps of the Plainfield Quadrangle.

Prospecting for Liberated Gold

November 2015
Some will doubt its value given the ultra-fine particle size… Some will become encouraged about not having to incur significant time and expense to break rock.

Prospecting Tales: Forest Service, Fires and Bears—Oh My!

October 2013
I woke up on Sunday morning, August 10, to heavy smoke. I saw where it was coming from, but it seemed like it was a long way off so I thought I was okay for the time being.

Introduction to Meteorites

February 2015

The distribution of meteorites across the planet was, at one time, thought to be random and unpredictable.

A Long Dry Spell

October 2015
Just three weeks ago one of our prospecting team members decided to go back to this location on his own. He had a new detector and wanted to try it out some.

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