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Picks & Pans: Detecting Micro-Nuggets

Any detector specifically designed to respond to small gold will do. The best ones are the lightest ones with the smallest coils.

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Picks & Pans: Red Beryl Mining—Beaver County, Utah


The Ruby Violet Mine is a rare red beryl locality that produces the only gem quality material of this type in the world. The mine is located in a topaz rhyolite within a rhyolite flow in the Wah Wah Mountains in Beaver, County, Utah.

125 Years of Mining History in the Panamints


Two years after California's major gold discovery, another find was made in Ballarat, Australia. The news of the discovery went world-wide, and many of the California prospectors had heard plenty about Australian gold—especially the 2,284-ounce nugget found there.

The St. Louis Gold District


Map of the St. Louis Gold Mining District.In 1848 and 1849, miners had pushed all through the western Sierra foothills making many fantastic gold discoveries. The far north end of California’s Mother Lode country, however, had received little exploration.

Prospecting for Gold at Green Valley


In October, five of us decided to take an exploration trip into an area called Green Valley. This was perhaps ten miles upstream from where we had gone in September and the difficulty was access. One would think that based on the name it was an easily accessible area not far from a nearby town. This couldn’t be more wrong.

The Curious Saga of the Jack Wade Creek Dredge


As the river dredgers soon learned, it was not a good idea to leave your dredge in the Fortymile River over winter.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices


Mining Stocks—Things to Consider Before You Invest


With the strong gold and silver prices we have had for the last couple years, exploration for gold and silver is on the rise around the world. Junior (smaller) exploration firms are out sampling, trenching and drilling their properties.

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