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Montana’s Rosetta Stone: Discovering Mines In The Treasure State
May 2015 by Don Madore
This is the intelligent way to start modern prospecting. The value of literary research yields challenging outings, specimens, history and geologic research.
Using Sucker Guns to Find Gold
...if you have a good, rich spot, hand-operated systems can produce some decent gold.
The Smell of Gold—Part I
Some claim they can smell gold. This may be, but when I take a whiff of gold, I smell dirt, rotten eggs, garlic or just nothing: my nose is everything but sensitive.
Ask the Experts
• How to find info on a particular mining claim
Sampling for Success—Part I
All these decisions and more depend on the richness of a claim—something that is determined by sampling. But sampling isn’t cheap, and even collecting the samples can be more difficult than it appears on the surface.
Finding Gold with a VLF Detector—Part I
The very first thing to find out...is if the detector has the ability to be ground balanced.
Route Planning Using GPS
My intention was to end this discussion with waypoints and routes, then I found USGS maps of the Plainfield Quadrangle.
Exploring Placers with Auger Drills
Augers can be used effectively for placer exploration with certain limitations.
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts
• Ask The Experts
• California's Mother Lode Quartz Veins
• Key to Successful Prospecting: Confidence
• What To Look For—And Look Out For—In A Placer Mineral Report
• Additional Note on Bluff's Beach
• Surface Indications Of Quartz Adularia Epithermal Deposits
• Perception of Mining vs. Reality
• Partnering for Tax Savings
• Over The Divide: Charles Lewis Garrett
• Piggin' for Gold
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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• Update on MMAC & PLP
