Prospecting & Detecting
Sniping for Drought Gold
August 2014 by Chris Ralph
There are not a lot of tools needed to get out and take advantage of the situation. Other than my wetsuit, I typically travel light with a gold pan, maybe a pry bar and a few crevice cleaning tools.
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