Prospecting & Detecting
The Madonna Nugget
October 2013 by Joe Chmiel
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Tips and Tricks
Many suggestions had some pieces or parts that would work some of the time, but Dredger Dan’s suggestion was, in my humble opinion, the cleanest, cleverest, and most dependable.
Prospecting for Surface Flood Gold Placers on Low and Intermediate Gradient Streams
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This is Why You Check Your Tailings
The nugget was cast aside with larger rocks during the screening process, but it was found later by an employee...
Sierra County Gold—Part I
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Detecting for Gold—Finding Nuggets Where You Least Expect Them
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The Winning Hand
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