Glaciers and Placer Gold Deposits

November 2016 by Chris Ralph

Gold Rush Continues in Africa

March 2015
…some miners are doing exceptionally well… with a few obtaining amounts estimated in the millions of dollars.

The Geology of Diamond Deposits

May 2019

New theories have been developed and they may lead to new discoveries and give prospectors some new insight on where to look for diamonds.

Gold From Cemented Gravels

November 2011
The truth is that cemented gravels are really not all that complex. There is no mystery of how gold grew there or somehow wormed its way into these solid gravels.

Our Readers Say

August 1999
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Ask The Experts

March 2015
Q: Is this gold or some other metal?

Critical Metals: Antimony

June 2016
I’ve been taking a look at the mining and uses of a number of critical metals in series of articles, and it’s time to take a look at antimony.

The Birimian Greenstone Belts of West Africa

June 2013
A few years ago I had a tremendous opportunity to visit Australia and hunt for gold there. The geology of the gold deposits there was somewhat different from what I was used to here in the US. I learned a lot about greenstone belt gold deposits while prospecting them in person, and it was an amazing trip.

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