Prospecting & Detecting
The Mole
June 2012 by Ron Kliewer
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Follow the Line
Four nuggets, ranging from one to four pennyweight, had been found originally. All four nuggets were found in a line about ten feet apart from each other.
The Mole
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Crushing Quartz in Calaveras County: A Placer Miner Learns New Tricks
I had never run an impact mill before, but anything involving rocks, water and a big electric motor sounded great.
Prospector's Guide to Rock Breaking and Blasting
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Prospecting Australia—Part I
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Heavy Glacial Rocks and Gold in the Midwest
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Gold in Unlikely Places—And 'Eating Crow'
The red dot on the diagram points out where the gravels there were also carrying, but not as much color. The gold was sparse below the point indicated.
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