The Bawl Mill

September 2007 by Staff

Slug Gulch

June 2008
Slug Gulch. What a name. It originates back into the 1860s or so. The question is whether it was referring to the snail-like creature or to large pieces of gold. The name alone is enough for any prospector to consider checking the area out.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

October 2000

Prospecting with a VLF-Type Gold Detector

October 2004
Although I found my first detected nugget on a hard rock mine dump using an early VLF/TR coin hunter, it was by “following the dry washers” and detecting old tailing piles that I soon packed a metal 35mm canister with small sub-grain to...

Are Permits Needed For Highbanking In California?

November 2011
...this contradicts the fact that mining claimants are considered landowners with exclusive rights to possess and use that claim, and miners have “riparian rights” on mining claims that do not require permitting.

The Hill of Gold

February 2018

I was amazed and surprised, and I took a moment to admire how beautiful this coarse chunk of gold was. It later weighed exactly one-half ounce.

Ask the Experts

November 2012
Heading for Australia to metal detect for gold. Tips? Suggestions?

Legislative and Regulatory Update

June 2010
• Congress plays dirty with the Clean Water Act
• Quick action brings reward
• Proposed monuments

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