Prospecting & Detecting
The Essence of Gold Prospecting
July 2016 by Chris Ralph
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Detecting the Fringe Areas
One prime example is an area that I have talked about in many of my articles. This is a very large area and I will actually describe its location again.
Talking Metal Detectors with Brent Weaver of Garrett
… I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Brent Weaver, Garrett’s chief design engineer to talk about gold-oriented detectors, how they work and how prospectors can get the most out of them.
Trying Out the New Highbanker
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Gully Prospecting and Mining
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Geobotany: Plants Associated With Mineral Deposits
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What's Left Behind
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So Where's The Gold?
...we finally got back to this exploration effort. The old works there were up above the old camp, which was very significant in size.
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