Looking Back

February 2000 by Staff

Detecting in the Outback

February 2013
I have always enjoyed finding things. As a kid and up through college I searched for arrowheads, rocks and fossils. One day I saw an ad for a metal detector in a magazine, and a week later I was digging up everyone’s yard...

The Life of an Independent Prospector

July 2012
“JP, is it possible to make a living looking for gold with a metal detector?” I get asked this question a lot...

Picks & Pans: Gold Mining on Joie Osgood Ranch

January 2000
Butte County, California—On January 29, 1978, Peter and I received permission from Joie Osgood to pan and look for gold on her property. The 3800 acre property was located about four miles northeast of Honcut, Butte County, California.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

August 2002

Texas "Hill Country" Gold

December 2003
The scenic “Hill Country,” in the heart of Texas, is a recreational area for several large cities, including San Antonio and Austin. Most of the region lies at elevations between 300 and 1,800 feet, and forms an island of igneous and metamorphic...

Drywashing Arizona Gold

January 2016
His findings were not exaggerated—after running 82 buckets of gravels in two days we had a remarkable 27.8 grams of gold!

Speed Prospecting for Hard Rock Gold

July 2020

An online video gave me some ideas, and with a lot of trial and error I developed a reliable method of panning free gold particles down below 35 microns quickly and easily.

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