History & Geology
Understanding and Prospecting Benches
September 2011 by Jim Halloran

Prospecting Homonyms

The Paragenesis of Gold & Silver Deposits

Why Haven't They Mined This Claim?

Silver and Base Metal Deposits of the Pioche District

Prospecting for Surface Flood Gold Placers on Low and Intermediate Gradient Streams

Natural Gold Alloys

California: The Land of Big Nuggets—Part II
There are a number of Tertiary river channels in the area, most of which trend south-southwest. They tend to be steep, narrow, and rich with coarse gold.
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