Prospecting & Detecting
Golden Indicators
February 2023 by Ray Mills
Introduction to Meteorites
The distribution of meteorites across the planet was, at one time, thought to be random and unpredictable.All About Trommels and Screens for Placer Gold Recovery
The right speed accumulates only the heavy materials and allows all of the lighter stuff to flow through. This optimum speed is dependent on the size of the gravel you need to move through the system.
Romancing the Rock
With the exception of well-established operators with proven reserves and years of field experience, the high price of gold brought a flood of speculators, con men, and real estate brokers into the mix who were not previously engaged in the gold mining market.
Understanding Rock Formations: Petrology for Prospectors
There are times when being able to recognize a type of rock can make you a much more successful prospector.
The Big Picture
May 2023The Kern River
There are clubs with claims in the area and there’s a section of the river open to the public, but the rest of the area is claimed up so do your research first.
Trip to “The Swamp” on Behalf of Small Miners
Besides the EPA issue, our major priority is to work on the proposed amendment to the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act (S 145), a bill proposed in the Senate by US Senator Dean Heller (R-Nevada).
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Lost and Undiscovered Gold Mines of the East: Why Research is Key!
• Time For Some Desert Gold!
• Explosives delivery Goes Wrong at Australian Mine
• JoJo's Seahorse
• When What You Are Told Becomes Information
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The Bawl Mill
• Downieville Gold Rush Days
• Legislative Update
• Blast From the Past - September 1950
• ICMJ Visits Colfax, California
• PLP Update
