Prospecting & Detecting
Mother Lode Leaf Gold
July 2011 by Matt Fabian
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Small-Scale Miners Rock the Mining World
With the high price of gold, there are many new prospectors out in the hills all over the United States, and while we would all prefer to be finding those larger nuggets, it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes all that is available is nothing more than a few small flakes. The truth is, new prospectors are sprouting up all across the planet—especially in the developing nations.
The Kern River
There are clubs with claims in the area and there’s a section of the river open to the public, but the rest of the area is claimed up so do your research first.
Potential Gold at Old Hydraulic Sites
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A High Country Patch
As he was working near the extreme low end of the ground sluicing, I heard a yell through my headphones. Making my way down to him I could see the smile from a long distance.
A Few Pointers About Cracks and Crevices
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Where to Find Gold in Indiana—Part II
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Your Guide to Prospecting in Alaska
Alaska is getting a lot of interest these days, not least because of all the gold prospecting shows on television. Hardly a month seems to pass without some new prospecting show being announced, and a couple of the most popular feature Alaska.
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The Bawl Mill
• Can't We Just Do Something?
• Ask The Experts—14-day camping limit
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Explosives and Mining
• Dredging The Outside Bend
• A Good Start
• WWII Vet & Prospector Still Going Strong
• Nevada Gold Value Up Along With Production
• 2011 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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Northern Gold Mining's Garrison Gold Property
• Wyoming's Billion Dollar Nugget—The Trilogy Ends