Prospecting & Detecting
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April 2023 by Ray Mills
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Breaking Rock the Old School Way
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Prospectors have many reasons why they might want to break rocks. These include dividing up a specimen too large to carry.
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Looking for nugget laden bedrock in forested mountain regions, you first need to explore the banks of the gold-bearing streams and look for the bedrock that is exposed as this is your starting point.
Looking for nugget laden bedrock in forested mountain regions, you first need to explore the banks of the gold-bearing streams and look for the bedrock that is exposed as this is your starting point.
My New Passion--Crystal Hunting
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I decided to dig near it to see if there were any more and immediately uncovered others. In total I found a pocket with over 100 crystals in it. I was hooked.
Small-Scale Processing of Hard Rock Ores
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Depending on the ore and if significant sulfides are present, a hard rock miner may be able to get away with simply using a flux to digest the other minerals that may be present.
Depending on the ore and if significant sulfides are present, a hard rock miner may be able to get away with simply using a flux to digest the other minerals that may be present.
Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been attempting to extend their authority and intimidate miners and other public land users for decades. Suction gold dredgers are no exception, and we want to highlight a recent example of how to deal with this federal overreach.
I Was Looking for Gold But I Found Jade
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Excited for this first notable evidence, I returned to that riverbed, looking for another paystreak and obviously more jade.
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