Prospecting & Detecting
Weathering, Erosion and Placers
April 2017 by Chris Ralph

Gold Detecting—Are You Up For It?
“What does it take to get into gold detecting?” This may seem like a simple question, but the more I hear it, the more I realize it is a frequent question that needs to be answered.
Successful Rally for Suction Dredge Miners in Idaho

The Heavy Minerals in Your Concentrates

Extracting & Smelting Your Gold

Mutiny on The Mason
We decided to check some spots that were pretty good to us on previous trips. The detector was deceptively simple with few buttons and auto-ground balance.
Pros and Cons of Big Detector Coils

Gold Rush in the Congo—Part II

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