Professional Equipment for Serious Detectorists!

Magazine

Prospecting & Detecting

Salted Mining Properties—How to Properly Evaluate a Claim

Sometimes there are good mining claims on the market available to purchase, but there are also folks out there who are willing to take your money under false pretenses. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that these wolves in sheep’s clothing are few and far between.

Online access required. Please .

Add a Comment

Additional articles that might interest you...

Continuing Hard Rock Exploration


We had been picking away at it, but the going was mightly slow. Why not use some explosives to advance a little quicker?

The Coolgardie Gold Mining Camp of Southern California


The area was mined intermittently from around 1900 to 1915, but was also mined in the late 1800s, with a total output valued at about $100,000, which is around $9.5 million at the current gold price.

Prospecting Knowledge -- Pass It On!


I had two of the guys go down into the creek and each one picked out a small island of bedrock. I had them detect their piece of bedrock and then gave a critique to all on how they did.

Nome Offshore Dredging Creates Challenges


The Alaska state government has been trying to keep up with and maybe even stay on top of the situation by studying the problems associated with rapid growth and how to solve them.

Time to Stake Your Own Mining Claim


So let’s dive in and see what I can do to convince you that this is the year you should be out staking your own claims.

Our Readers Say


• Re: Tyrie's Roadway Nugget
• Re: Are Permits Needed for Highbanking in California

Cherry-Picking for Gold Nuggets


We have a location where nuggets over an ounce have been detected over the past twenty years. This location is a small hilltop on which an ancient river channel once flowed.

Subscription Required:
The Bawl Mill   • Ask the Experts: Set up a small portable operation or send the ore to a custom mill?   • Ask the Experts: Who manufactures the diagonal vibrating table?   • Ask the Experts: Do "corners" need to be in place on the ground for a claim to be valid?   • Ask the Experts: Tantalite in an African nation -- is it worth pursuing?   • Legislative and Regulatory Update   • Following Clues to a Hidden Gold Deposit   • How to Melt Your Own Gold   • Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Tucson-Area Mine   • Fine Gold Panning Without Using Mercury   • Australia Produces World's Largest Gold Coin   • Fells Flat Gold   • Colorado Considers Gold & Silver Currency   • Melman on Gold & Silver   • Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

Free:
Revised Dredge Regulations Published for California—Pure Garbage   • Xmet Aims for One Million Ounces

Advertisements

Precious Metals Recovery plants and equipment
Fighting to keep public lands open to the public
Specializing in the processing of precious metal ores!
Watch prospecting shows on your computer right now
Free Online Sample Issue