Prospecting & Detecting
Searchers' Dreams
May 2013 by Tom Vann
The story began in a southern Arizona mountain range...How to Stake Your Own Mining Claims—Part I
Many new prospectors start out prospecting in public areas and club claims, and this is perfectly fine, but the next step in the progression of becoming an experienced prospector is to locate and stake your own mining claims. New Research Tool for Miners in Wyoming
The Wyoming Geological Survey released an online interactive map...
Fault Zones and Prospects
As we walked back we were just reaching the point of where the faulting should be and there, covered with deep grass, was very faint evidence of an old road going up the mountainside! What was that old road doing there?
The Mid-Winter Nugget
Some of the gold is placer that was beat up as it traveled; however, quite a bit of the gold is pocket gold that is running along the surface in this area.
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• What to prospect with on the Klamath River
Trails to Gold
Reaserch is a critical step in finding new areas.
Breaking Rock the Old School Way
Prospectors have many reasons why they might want to break rocks. These include dividing up a specimen too large to carry.
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