Prospecting & Detecting
Maitland Bar Nugget to Go On Display
January 2016 by Scott Harn

Modern-Day Claim Jumping

12-Year-Old Unearths Large Diamond
It is the eighth largest brown diamond to be found and certified by park staff.
Detecting for Gold—Finding Nuggets Where You Least Expect Them

Blackberries and Gold
There were iron stains all over and even a few places where I could see iron trash sticking out of the bedrock. These would be ideal spots to start with as the gold travels with the iron and lead.
Prospecting for Pegmatites

Watch Out for Split Estates When Filing Your Claim
The only thing that saved me was talking to a local miner who gave me a “heads up” that private individuals owned all the mineral rights in that section.
I Was Looking for Gold But I Found Jade
Excited for this first notable evidence, I returned to that riverbed, looking for another paystreak and obviously more jade.
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