Strategies for Detecting Heavily Pounded Areas

April 2022 by Reese Townes

The problem is every other nugget hunter and drywash prospector had the same idea. As a result, you can spend days, weeks, and even months detecting these areas and not find a single nugget.

California State and US National Gold Panning Championships

November 2018

This was two days of gold panning, with just over 250 gold panners trying to win a medal to show they were one of the best of the best.

Now Is The Time For Exploration

October 2020

I’ve been following the precious metals for decades, and I haven’t seen a move this powerful in many years.

Proper Assaying of Placer Samples

November 2012
The whole purpose of sampling mineralized ground is to measure the values in a small volume of material that would be representative of a much larger volume of similar material. The key word is representative. Chemical and fire assaying will not accurately represent placer deposits by themselves.

ICMJ Visits Downieville, California

January 2023

Hard Rock 101: Breaking Rock—Part I

May 2020

What do you do when you’ve located a promising deposit of gold or gemstones, but it’s trapped in solid rock?

There's a First Time for Everyone

September 2014
...day one was like watching the Gold Rush television show. He furiously worked the nozzle in an up and down fashion that resembled Jack Hoffman sitting on a backhoe.

The Life of an Independent Prospector

July 2012
“JP, is it possible to make a living looking for gold with a metal detector?” I get asked this question a lot...

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