Getting Your Float Circuit Layout Right

November 2004 by Andrew Okely

Wham Hill

February 2008
My year in Australia was almost up and playtime was over. Immigration had pulled the plug and it was time to head back to the States.

Teenager Finds Large Nugget

September 2008
Fourteen-year-old Jacob Hopkins and his father Mike headed out like they do most weekends, to do a little fishing and hunt for gold.

Ask The Experts—Highbanker legal in CA?; Best place to sell raw gold?

December 2010
Q: If a high banker is outfitted with a suction hose, is it considered a dredge in CA even if it is sitting on the ground? Also, how do I find the best places to sell raw gold (flour, pickers, nuggets, gold in quartz, etc.)?

Detectors: Past, Present and Future

June 2016
Detectors were invented long before I was born, but it was in the 1960s when they started to become an item popular enough to power a fledgling industry. The key development was miniature transistor technology replacing the old fashioned tube technology of the 1950s, making lightweight, affordable detectors possible.

Pombo Bill to Provide Some Relief for Miners

December 2005
House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo is no stranger to controversy. As we highlighted in our November 2005 issue, he recently pushed through a bill to reform the Endangered Species Act, providing much needed improvements.

Turning Acid Mine Drainage Into Drinking Water?—Grass Valley Company May Have the Answer

September 2000
HPT Research recently tested their patented process for treating Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) on thousands of gallons of contaminated water at the Mammoth Mine.

Dredging Tips From The Golden Rogue

September 2011
Everyone has a bucket list, and one of my items has always been to dredge and dive in a major river, Oregon’s Rogue, with the opportunity to find some chunky gold.

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