Prospecting & Detecting
Fault Zones and Prospects
June 2011 by Don Robinson
As we walked back we were just reaching the point of where the faulting should be and there, covered with deep grass, was very faint evidence of an old road going up the mountainside! What was that old road doing there?Rattler's Gold
Rick donned a pair of fiberglass shin guards that he normally wore dredging, just in case he uncovered the rattlesnake during his digging and rock moving. I wasn’t convinced they were going to provide enough protection.
Finding Gold with a VLF Detector—Part II
It is this ability to hear and respond to the faintest of audio signals that I believe separates the best nugget hunters from everyone else.
Quartzsite Gives Up Some Big Gold
There is always an overwhelming feeling when finding gold of any size, but one like this doesn’t come along very often.
Detecting Canyon Bedrock in The Sierras
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.
Detecting the Fringe Areas
One prime example is an area that I have talked about in many of my articles. This is a very large area and I will actually describe its location again.
Gully Prospecting and Mining
This article is about our recent gold prospecting adventure, which has yielded over 20 ounces of specimen gold—with more to come.
The Hunt for Remote Canyon Gold
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.
Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Dredge Mining—Current Situation in Idaho
• What Are Those Rocks In My Pan?
• "Gold Rush: Alaska" in the Porcupine Mining District
• Wyoming's Billion Dollar Nugget—The Trilogy Ends
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
Free:
Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Hands-on at Iowa Hill
• Good Research and Bad Luck
