Prospecting & Detecting
Rediscovering Placerville, California Part II
March 2011 by Don Robinson
To get to the gold, the miners had to remove the shale pieces and stack them on the sides while sluicing the remaining material through their boxes.What Equipment Do I Need?

Metallic Trash—Scourge of the Prospector

Tips on Crevicing for Gold

Ancestral Yuba River Placer Gold Deposits
The small-scale miner has reasonable opportunity to exploit some of these small, rich placer gold deposits.
Successful Detecting Requires Attention to Detail—Part I

Now Is The Time For Exploration
I’ve been following the precious metals for decades, and I haven’t seen a move this powerful in many years.
The World of the Simple Gold Pan
There are so many, many different types of gold pans on the market that I thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at the world of the simple gold pan.
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