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ICMJ Elected Prospecting Magazine of 2002
June 2002 by Scott Harn
ICMJ honored with prestigious award.California Destroys Another Prospecting Business
His small business managed to pump millions of dollars over the years into the California economy.
ICMJ Elected Prospecting Magazine of 2002
ICMJ honored with prestigious award.
Sniping for Drought Gold
There are not a lot of tools needed to get out and take advantage of the situation. Other than my wetsuit, I typically travel light with a gold pan, maybe a pry bar and a few crevice cleaning tools.
Early Winter Detecting in the Sierras
The mine site consists of river gravels from an ancient channel covering over 20 acres, and the place is covered with very large river rock and small tree overgrowth.
The Bawl Mill
• Ripe for the picking
Ask The Experts: How would you go about evaluating a silver deposit?
Any ore grading 32% silver would contain more than 9,000 ounces of silver per ton and be valued at something in the range of $150,000 per ton. Even a few tons of this type of material would be well worth shipping off to a smelter for treatment.
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