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Great Basin Gold
June 2001 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
The Great Basin, first named by Capt. John Fremont in 1843, consists of a vast region of internal drainage, occupying most of Nevada and western Utah, and parts of California, Oregon, and Idaho.
Spectacular Specimens Found in Northern Nevada
A prospector, who wishes to remain nameless, located the pictured chevron gold specimens on October 29, 2003.
Picks & Pans: All That Glitters Pans Out Well!
Armed with my heavy bucket of gravel and, most importantly, my gold pan, I anxiously waded knee-deep into the mucky water. At the ready, the swish-swash splish-splash was all I heard as I hurriedly shook my gold pan, turfing out all the bigger bits of rock and clumps of mud. My clean clothes and even my face were soon splattered with mud in my race to pan as much gold in 20 minutes as my spindly arms would allow!
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Marketing other minerals recovered while gold mining
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History of Mining—Bradshaw Mountains, AZ (Part I)
The Bradshaw Mountains, southeast of the old territorial capital city of Prescott, contain traces of many old mines and the railroads that were built to serve them.
Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Gold Is Where You Find It
Saturday came and it looked to have the makings of a dreary, misty day. Undaunted, I loaded my truck with my sluice, buckets and gear, and headed for the claim.
Prospecting in Northern Sierra County, California
From the mid-1850s and even into the early 1900s, Northern Sierra County boomed with mining activity. This area was flooded with miners, establishing such towns as LaPorte, Gibsonville, Spanish Flat, Whisky Diggings...
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