Prospecting & Detecting
Piggin' for Gold
May 2015 by Tom Leftwich

Continuing Hard Rock Exploration

Getting A Successful Start in Metal Detecting for Gold
Once you have a detector, learn how to use it and get out in the field—you can’t find anything with it in your garage.
A Trip Down the Yukon River
My girlfriend Beth and I decided to take our canoe down the Yukon and do some gold dredging...
The Half-Mile Claim
We dug and extracted for two more hours. This time, as I dumped the concentrates, I saw a piece of gold three-fourths of an inch long and as big around as a pencil.
I Finally Made It to Northern Nevada

Fountain of Youth Gold

Dry Washer, Wet System or Metal Detector?

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