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July 2002 by Staff

The Rest of the Story—Detecting With Ray Mills

December 2018

Ray followed up by detecting the same area and I was happy to see that he did not find any good targets in the same line. So far so good.

Recreational Gold Panning on the South Yuba River

July 1999
The Forest Service recently announced a new area set aside for recreational gold panning on the South Yuba River, east of Nevada City.

What Equipment Do I Need?

October 2014
Getting started in prospecting often requires the purchase of some equipment, but one can spend as little as $10 and be finding gold or spend thousands and also be finding gold—yet you will probably have many more opportunities and possibilities with more and better equipment. 

BLM Launches Mining Claim Records Viewer

December 2004
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has added some useful tools to their website. The Land and Mineral Use Records system has been meshed with a map viewer that allows users to obtain mining claim information in a useful format.

Ask The Experts

March 2015
Q: Conflicting advice on motorized small-scale mining equipment

Melman on Gold & Silver

January 2005
The year 2004 feels much like the fabled month of March, entering like a lion, remaining stormy for much of the time, but exiting like a lamb. It is almost eerie how there has been a reduction of tension throughout the investment communities, both conventional and precious metals, in the past few weeks.

National Mining Hall of Fame to Induct Six

July 2003
Ceremonies for the induction of six pioneers of the American mining industry into the National Mining Hall of Fame will be held on Saturday, September 13, at the Museum Convention Center in Leadville.

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