Prospecting & Detecting
Prepping For A New Season of Gold Hunting
May 2018 by Jack Geck
This article will hopefully provide a few constructive hints on how to use your downtime during the cold winter and the wet spring to best prepare for the upcoming nugget-hunting season.
A Lesson In Underwater Sniping
Of course, I know a bit about crevicing, but Steve seems to really have a knack for it, and I’m all about continual learning. I can always learn a few tricks from the pros.
Contrary to Rumors, Couple Will Keep the Saddle Ridge Hoard
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A Short But Productive Hunt
The prospects I found are known to carry heavy chunks of gold, sometimes in quartz, ironstone, or many times a rusty-looking type of shale covering.
Detecting Basics: Lose the Bad Habits Not the Gold
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Gold Placers of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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High Sierra Gold
Join Cal on an adventure in the Califonria high Sierras!
Arizona Prospector Rescued from Mine Shaft
“I heard him hollering down in the hole as soon as I got there,” he said. “I was just glad to see him alive.”
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