Prospecting & Detecting
From Vietnam to Wedding Bands
February 2017 by Ron Kliewer

Hunches, Choices and Guesses

Turning Hobby Mining into Business Mining
The first thing a person should do is seriously consider whether they want to go mining as a hobby or a business, and the tax implications of the choice.
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?
Prospector's Guide to Rock Breaking and Blasting

This is Why You Check Your Tailings
The nugget was cast aside with larger rocks during the screening process, but it was found later by an employee...
Prospecting for Silver Deposits

Modesto, California Man Finds 18-Ounce Nugget

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