Prospecting & Detecting
Now Is The Time For Exploration
October 2020 by Chris Ralph
I’ve been following the precious metals for decades, and I haven’t seen a move this powerful in many years.
Prospecting Hard Rock
We panned out maybe three gold pans of the material and we were shocked at the gold that was there. This rock appeared to be rich.
Recovering Fine Gold with Oleophilic Adhesion
Oleophilic means "affinity to or attracted to oils," and this includes gold an diamonds.
Proper Spacing of Placer Sample Sites
The zone of influence of each sample must be carefully considered when deciding how far sample sites should be spaced from each other.
Twenty-Five Gold Indicators You Should Know
I frequently get asked, "What should I look for when I am out prospecting that will tell me there are good amounts of gold present in the ground?"
Guinea Africa: Gold, Ebola, and A Monkey Barbecue
Doubters be informed, yes, there is gold in Africa—lots of gold—and all the good and bad that comes with it.
Return to Chicken, Alaska
I figured it would be quite conservative of me to shoot for about four ounces of gold instead of the twelve ounces I had found in 2013.
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The Bawl Mill
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• Hard Rock 101: Advanced Micro Blasting
• Gold in Unlikely Places—And 'Eating Crow'
• From Iowa to Alaska—How I Became A Gold Miner
• Jamestown and Our Mother Lode Gold Rush Adventures
• Why Assaying Placer Gold Deposits Doesn't Work
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• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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