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Springtime Sampling In The High Desert

As the ground thaws and dries out and the warmth of spring starts to settle in, it’s time to start afresh with a new prospecting season.

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Breaking Rock the Old School Way


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Over the years I have a long list on my computer and in my head of places to detect. Combining newer detectors with old and proven sites has become a blessing for my friends and me.

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I had some success following this premise this summer, finding a few nuggets in places I think I overlooked in the past.

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: The Disappearing Nuggets


Gold probably is one of the easiest things in the world to cheat an absentee owner out of. He would generally have no way of really knowing if a guy had found 3 nuggets or 30 nuggets on his claim.

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I am going to break bedrock down a bit and explain my view of the varying scenarios I come across in the field.

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