Procuring Mine Owner Permission at a Mine Site

October 2017 by Don Madore

The first experience involved an overgrown gold mine operated during the 1880s. A razed mill adjoined the mine and could be glimpsed from the isolated public dirt road I was traveling.

The Best Indicators Of Placer Gold

December 2023

Detecting Wet Ground Yields More Fun Than Gold

June 2019

We all continued over to another location at the top of a massive placer operation. Arriving at the draw, I showed everyone where gold had been found before and we all began detecting.

ICMJ Visits Empire Mine State Historic Park

December 2022

Which Nugget Detector Should I Get?

June 2013
The most commonly asked question in metal detecting is, “Which metal detector should I get?” People worry a lot about not getting the right machine. They do not want to waste their money and their time with the wrong metal detector.

A Model Mining Operation

August 2014
After he excavates the ore down to bedrock, he goes over the bedrock with a metal detector to ensure he didn't leave any gold behind before he backfills the area.

Hardrock 101

April 2023

Scaling and Hazard Rock

The Highs and Lows of Drywashing

August 2016
We were met with a plethora of mechanical problems with the dry washer and even a few with the excavator that were at times frustrating, but we were in this for the long haul, so we needed to solve these problems and move forward.

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