Prospecting & Detecting
Prospecting for Gold in Baja California
April 2015 by Gabriel Morales

Mineralization, Ground Balance and Metal Detecting
The right ground balance setting for the conditions you are working is critical. If your detector isn’t set properly, you will lose depth of detection, sometimes to an extreme degree.
Using Geologic Publications to Discover Collecting Sites
I understand that a person without geological knowledge could be daunted reading a geological publication. You can pick out the good stuff from a geological publication without a lot of geological knowledge.
Mining In The El Paso Range of Southern California
While none of the historical mining camps are active, the area is still a hub of activity for the modern prospector, and claims still blanket the hills and gulches.
Indicators and Hillsides
The placer gold shows up in ground sluice areas, hydraulic pits, secondary channels and hillside diggings. It is coming down the hillsides from an ancient channel left high and dry millions of years ago.
Drywashing for Fine Gold
When working fine gold placers with a drywasher, there are some natural variables that can be beneficial as well as others that can be a hindrance to achieving good recovery.
Hard Rock 101: Blasting With Kinepak Explosives
Fortunately, there are products on the market that can address these problems and make a small-scale mining operation feasible.
Prospecting for Diamonds in Kimberlite

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill
• Our Readers Say
• Ask The Experts
• Ask The Experts
• Exploring Snakehead
• One of the Richest Beaches Ever Mined
• What's All This Talk About Mining Districts?
• The Power of Mining Districts
• What is a Mining Right?
• The Gold, Silver and Base Metal Mines of Eureka, Nevada
• Jadeite in California
• Tips for Detecting Nugget Patches
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• State Lends Help to County in Nevada Road Fight
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Utah Approves funds to Fight Feds