Prospecting & Detecting
Feather River Gold
February 2017 by Tom Leftwich
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Papa's Got A Brand New Dredge!
It was time to prime the pump and start the engine! Dan’s priming method is to use a small, submersible, 12-volt pump. My priming method is to use a hand-operated diaphragm pump.
Prospecting on the North Yuba
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Rediscovering Placerville, California
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NOI or POO for small backhoe
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Tangling With A Desert Monster
It all occurred when Gus and I returned to a remote placer gold area where we had previously found really good gold. The problem was that it would take about an hour to walk through the desert to get to it.
Prospecting Australia—Part I
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Detecting Clay Seams
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