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Picks & Pans: Tips for Nuggestshooting—How to Increase Your Gold Finds (Part I)
April 2000 by Chris Gholson
From a prospector's standpoint, the metal detector may be one of the most significant breakthroughs of the twentieth century. It is believed that the first metal detector was discovered accidentally in 1925 when a radio engineer...
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The Klamath Mountains
Over 7 million ounces of gold have been produced in the Klamath Mountains of northwestern California, 64% of which has been from placers.
No Gas Needed
Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal, has begun production of a fully-electric car at his new company, Tesla Motors. Though the first vehicles to roll off the production line were manufactured in the United Kingdom, the company just announced that the...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Anti-dredging bill SB 637 passes
Gleaning for Gold Part 2
September 2022"The practice of gleaning goes back thousands of years"
A Good Start
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.
Is a Gold Rush Coming to the Iron Range?
Scientists from the state Department of Natural Resources reported that they recently discovered the highest concentrations of gold particles ever found in the state during routine soil sampling near Soudan.
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The Bawl Mill
• USFS Chief in Nevada
• Uranium Miners May Be Compensated
• Dairy Farmer Hits Pay Dirt
• Canyon Resources in Battle in Montana
• Guest Editorial—President's Land Plan Implements Unratified Treaty
• Gold in Washington
• Alaska Mining Industry Sees 5% Growth in 1999
• El Paso Mountains Mining History
• Platinum Prices Could Spur Wyoming Rush
• The Wooden Cross
• Mining Hall of Fame Seeks Rhymes of the Mines
• Collecting Garnets in Wyoming
• A Trip to Tucson 2000
• McCaw School of MInes Dedicates Phase II
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
