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"Gold Rush: Alaska" in the Porcupine Mining District

Honestly, I don’t believe it is likely there would be a glory hole where they described one at the bottom of the waterfall because plunging water with enough energy to scour out a large hole in bedrock would have the scouring ability to grind up and...

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Prospecting for Nickel Deposits


The periodic exploration efforts for nickel during periods of high prices have been sporadic and incomplete. There is a role for the prospector and geologist in searching laterites potentially rich in nickel and mafic igneous bodies that may be rich in nickel.

Detecting for Gold in Australia—The Kimberley Trip


The hair stood up on the back of my neck when I saw this, especially the nice patches of wash in the bottoms of the gullies, a sure sign of an auriferous source being nearby.

Strategic Metals—Part II


There are literally thousands of abandoned wasterock and ore dumps that dot the United States that could hold many tones of strategic metals.

ICMJ Visits Grass Valley, California


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Ask The Experts


Q: Is there a correlation between fault zones and mineralization of economic metals?

The Downieville Gold District


Many locals are just waiting for California to allow dredging once more, especially with the current gold prices. There are still plenty of good opportunities for prospectors in this area, just as it has been for so many years.

Critical Metals: Copper


From time to time I’ve been doing a series on critical metals and how important they are to our complex and technological society. This month we are going to take a look at copper, and how important that metal is to our modern lives.

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