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Gold in Chihuahua, Mexico
January 2001 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Chihuahua, about the size of Oregon, is Mexico’s largest state and one of its most prosperous, with a great influx of foreign capital. The capital city, Chihuahua (pop. 2 million), is 228 miles, by divided highway, south of El Paso, Texas. Topographically, the state can be divided into several provinces, from dry sandy deserts on the north and east, to the forested Sierra Madre Occidental on the west and southwest.Additional articles that might interest you...
Drywashing and Detecting for Eluvial Placer Gold Research is the Key to Success—Part II
October 2005
Before heading out to work the same old ground, or blindly seeking a previously unknown gold placer area to drywash or detect, maybe you would benefit from doing a little research.
Before heading out to work the same old ground, or blindly seeking a previously unknown gold placer area to drywash or detect, maybe you would benefit from doing a little research.
Over the Divide
January 2001
H. Mason Coggin
1938-2000
H. Mason Coggin
1938-2000
Creating Your Own Luck
April 2014
Now that you are actually going to be out there doing some prospecting, I may be able to help.
Now that you are actually going to be out there doing some prospecting, I may be able to help.
Hands-on at Iowa Hill
June 2011
A number of crevices were still waiting to be cleaned out. A lot of the gold remaining in the pit was very fine sized, but a few small nuggets were also recovered.
A number of crevices were still waiting to be cleaned out. A lot of the gold remaining in the pit was very fine sized, but a few small nuggets were also recovered.
Residual, Lateritic and Gossan "Soils" as Potential Nuggetshooting Sites
November 2000
Nearly everyone who has drywashed or metal detected for placer gold within hardrock gold-mining areas is aware of "residual placers" (a.k.a. seam diggin's)...
Nearly everyone who has drywashed or metal detected for placer gold within hardrock gold-mining areas is aware of "residual placers" (a.k.a. seam diggin's)...
Know Your District
December 2010
We have to remember that the earliest miners were not geologists, but came from a variety of backgrounds. Their survival depended on finding enough gold so they worked hard and adapted to whatever challenges these new areas presented.
We have to remember that the earliest miners were not geologists, but came from a variety of backgrounds. Their survival depended on finding enough gold so they worked hard and adapted to whatever challenges these new areas presented.
Gold Deposits of Georgia
June 2008
The first actual discovery of gold made on the lands of what is now the State of Georgia is shrouded in the mist of history.
The first actual discovery of gold made on the lands of what is now the State of Georgia is shrouded in the mist of history.
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