Prospecting & Detecting
Havin' Fun at the Uranium and Gold Mines
June 2023 by Ron Kliewer
Highbanking at the 144
My third sample location proved to be my last and most interesting. I needed to look no further.
Gold Geochemistry: Where Does Gold Come From?
Prospectors often wonder why gold deposits in veins like it does. Why is one vein rich while another is barren, even though they are only a few hundred feet apart?
An Alaskan in the Lower 48
Our destination was some old hydraulic workings where the old miners had washed literally mountains of material away to expose gold in ancient river channels.
Pickers and Nuggets
Mike and I each selected a side of the creek and started to work our way upstream. We both worked the water and sides of the creek, and better than half the gold found in this area is in the water.
Reading A River: Understanding Erosion and Gold
Rivers are not just random and accidental; streams and other drainages are what they are because of the forces of erosion acting on the bedrock.
Uncovering the Find of a Lifetime
• The 75-ounce Butte County nugget is the largest found in California since the 156-ounce Mojave nugget in the 1970s...
'Outer Space' Diamond Headed for Auction
Black diamonds, also known as carbonado, are extremely rare, and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa. The cosmic origin theory is based on their carbon isotopes and high hydrogen content.
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The Idaho Gamble Part 2
• The April Fools Nugget
• Detecting the Hills of Hornitos
• Underground Blasting at a Gold Mine. '3...2...1...Fire in the Hole!'
• Resource Maven Independent Analysis of the Resource Markets
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislation and Regulation
• PLP Update
• ICMJ Visits Sonora, CA
