Nice Specimen Gold Recovered in Northern California

September 2017 by Scott Harn

Each specimen is carefully examined to determine if it would be beneficial or not to use an acid treatment to reveal more of the gold.

A Good Start

July 2011
We split up in order to cover a larger area and found good color almost everywhere. The bedrock was shallow on both sides of the river, but the inside bend was where we concentrated our prospecting.

The Reason We Fight

July 2015
Joy was written on his face, holding up the nugget—his first ever nugget—that he and his grandpa dug up together.

I Finally Made It to Northern Nevada

August 2014
After a while I got a very nice signal and out came a sweet kidney-shaped bit of gold weighing about three grams.

Still Gold in Humbug, Arizona

August 2012
Has anyone made it through childhood, or even adulthood, without at least one dream of finding gold or buried treasure? It is the stuff of daydreams—the kindling for the flame of hope. We so long for it that we eagerly accept stories and maps from friends and strangers alike that promise us fame and fortune.

Crushing Quartz in Calaveras County: A Placer Miner Learns New Tricks

June 2014
I had never run an impact mill before, but anything involving rocks, water and a big electric motor sounded great.

Guinea Africa: Gold, Ebola, and A Monkey Barbecue

November 2014
Doubters be informed, yes, there is gold in Africa—lots of gold—and all the good and bad that comes with it.

Sixteen to One Gold Mine: Going Underground - Pt II

February 2020

We descended hunched over, down a long, steep, wooden staircase to the 1,000-level.

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