Mining Benefits Everyone During Winter Months

March 1999 by Staff

Prospecting With Limited Equipment

June 2002
There are situations where small-scale miners cannot use dredges or high bankers. This is when it’s time to join the ranks of the old timers and their use of hand methods. Back when a gold pan, pick and shovel and sluice or rocker box were the...

Discoloring Assay Beads

October 2001
We have developed a discoloring procedure, that makes parting unnecessary in many cases. Our discoloring solution contains sulfur, an element that tarnishes high silver content beads quite rapidly.

Ask the Experts

July 2007
Q: Some of the terminology you use is way over my head and this might be the case for other beginning prospectors. What does “igneous” mean?

How Long Does It Take to Find and Recover An Ounce of Gold?

June 2019

Some ask if a prospector can collect an entire ounce in a day. It is possible; I’ve done it before.

Trade-Ins, Swaps and Like-Kind Exchanges

February 2017
While most prospectors, mine operators and business owners are aware that “like-kind” exchanges can be an excellent way to postpone the gain resulting when any of the operation’s assets are disposed of, few give any thought to the value...

Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit

June 2011
We have tentatively scheduled a date for next year’s show and we want you to know it’s not going to be on Easter weekend!

Picks & Pans: Basic Dry Washing Operations in Gold Placer Mining

September 1999
Some of the advantages of dry washing operations are low overhead costs (inexpensive methods and equipment), and the fact that many mining operations can be conducted by one or two individuals.

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