Guest Editorial—California "Special" Dredge Permits in Jeopardy

December 1999 by Guest Writer

Evolution Of A Gold Prospect

November 2011
The adage of, “The harder I work, the luckier I get,” has profound meaning, but it doesn’t always apply to prospecting.

Placer Platinum

June 2004
The platinum group metals (PGMs) are divided into three that are “light,” about the same atomic weight as silver, and three that are “heavy,” about the same atomic weight as gold. The three light PGMs are ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium, and the three heavy PGMs are osmium, iridium, and platinum.

I Finally Made It to Northern Nevada

August 2014
After a while I got a very nice signal and out came a sweet kidney-shaped bit of gold weighing about three grams.

Gold in Virginia

September 2001
The Piedmont region of Virginia contains many old gold mines and prospects, many of which are caved, overgrown, and difficult to find. Some mines have remained sporadically active up to the present time.

Melman on Gold & Silver

June 2021

The great question now is whether the correction that followed was an end to that bull market—or just a lengthy corrective phase prior to another important bullish move. Let’s turn to technical analysis of the chart for a possible answer.

Ask The Experts—Difference between a Geiger counter and scintillator

October 2011
Would you explain the difference between a Geiger counter and a scintillator and how they operate in uranium prospecting?

So You Want To Be A Full-Time Prospector?

March 2011
The high price of gold and the poor economic conditions here in the US have created an unusual situation—a large number of folks are thinking seriously about getting into prospecting and digging for gold on a full-time basis.

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