Prospecting & Detecting
Ganes Creek Hits 10 Years—Part I
May 2012 by Steve Herschbach
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A New Prospecting Spot
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How to Upgrade Your Pocket Plunger
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A Successful Trip Through Gold Basin
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The Sunbaker
My hunch was that the gold is coming down the apron, falling off to both sides and into both gulches. I say that because the gold we found previously has the same characteristics and color across the entire area.
Finding Gold with a VLF Detector—Part I
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Ask the Experts
Q: Will my detector react to fine gold?
Quit While You’re Goin’ Good
Then I came to a section of recently exposed gravel that looked unworked. Water seeped out all around, making the ground beneath a sea of slick mud.
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