Prospecting & Detecting
Grizzly Flats, California—Another Mother Lode Gold Rush Town
January 2022 by Dan Stanton
We chatted for a bit and then we had to take off, but I kept what he said in the back of my mind as we rushed out to some other gold-bearing place in the Mother Lode to feed our gold fever.
A Trip to Morgan-Monroe State Forest of Indiana
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Pocket Gold
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A Lesson In Underwater Sniping
Of course, I know a bit about crevicing, but Steve seems to really have a knack for it, and I’m all about continual learning. I can always learn a few tricks from the pros.
The PIGMI—a DIY Crevice Tool
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Prospecting on the North Yuba
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Just One More Time
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Mineralization, Ground Balance and Metal Detecting
The right ground balance setting for the conditions you are working is critical. If your detector isn’t set properly, you will lose depth of detection, sometimes to an extreme degree.
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