Prospecting & Detecting
The Winning Hand
January 2017 by Tom Leftwich
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Hunches, Choices and Guesses
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Modesto, California Man Finds 18-Ounce Nugget
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Reminder: Annual Claim Filings Due
Mining claimants who wish to retain their mining claims on Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service lands through the 2021 assessment year must pay a maintenance fee or file a maintenance fee waiver certificate on or before September 1…
Gold Detecting Strategies for Hydraulic Mines and Debris Flows
The old timers typically washed these areas down to bedrock, and some areas appear terraced. I would imagine this is because these hydraulic mines were generally where the miners found old Tertiary river channels on the sides of mountains that were gold-bearing.
My Lucky Month of March
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The Significance of Nuggets in Placers
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Gemstones to Die For
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