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When I dropped the boulder into my son’s hand everyone spoke a single word in unison, “Wow!”

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Picks & Pans: The Glory Hole


I started the New Year of 1998 with great anticipation of finding that elusive vein of gold. Twice a year I planned my vacation carefully, not to miss the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekend. I wanted to be smack in the heart of the Downieville gold field.

Identifying the Noble Metals Simple Tests That Work


Using a porcelain evaporating dish, place concentrates or head ore, equal to a tablespoon, in 60cc of aqua regia. Boil almost to dry, then add 10cc HCl (hydrochloric or muratic acid) and heat for a few minutes, and then add 30cc of water and bring to boil. Let cool while the solids are being allowed to settle. Using a pipette...

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Metal Detecting for Gold Within Andesite and Basaltic Volcanic Mining Districts


Andesites and basalts are the most common volcanic rocks in the North American Cordillera. The andesites originated within the earth’s continental crust, while the basalts originated within the mantle.  According to the Plate Tectonic theory...

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There are several news items of interest here at ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal.

Forest Service Pays Miners $245K for Unlawful Destruction of Mine


In July 2008, the Marstons filed an administrative claim alleging that when US Forest Service employees or their agents entered upon the Marstons’ claims and bulldozed the shaft and trenches, they engaged in unlawful trespass, negligently destroyed property, and committed a nuisance...

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