The Black Diamond of the Forest

February 2018 by Bilbo Kringle

Hearty trees, shrubs and plants are a product of the soil conditions in which they grow, so it makes sense that roots near an ore deposit will take on nutrients containing metals if they are present.

Highbanking at the 144

October 2013
My third sample location proved to be my last and most interesting. I needed to look no further.

The Rest of the Story—Detecting With Ray Mills

December 2018

Ray followed up by detecting the same area and I was happy to see that he did not find any good targets in the same line. So far so good.

Habits, Procedure, and Where Is The Gold?

August 2016
In my early days of nugget hunting things were fairly simple. Just headphones, a pack, a detector and a small pick were all I needed for my search for great wealth.

Greenhorn Finds Gold in Colorado

November 2016
Using a snuffer bottle to pick it out of the pan, he continued his panning efforts. He continued to find more yellowish stuff, but it wasn’t shiny like he thought gold should look.

All About Quartz—Part I

May 2013
One of the first minerals most prospectors learn to recognize is quartz, because, in the right circumstances, it can be an excellent indicator mineral for prospectors. Quartz is common, easy to identify, and is often associated with gold and other valuable metal deposits.

Summertime Gold Panning

September 2016
I have smaller pans for cleaning black sand concentrates, big pans for taking large samples, pans with corners for pouring out materials, and pans with lots of special riffles. This variation is why I have so many pans—they each have their specialty.

Feather River Gold

February 2017
I didn’t think too much of our dredge hole and we were both considering a move when we hit bedrock. There was a good quantity of flakes and fines, but no nuggets.

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