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Where to Start: Advice for the Beginning Detectorist
October 2019 by Michael Greyshock
Gold can show up in unexpected places at times, so I don’t like to tell people where not to look. An exception is where the gold is likely to be very deep.
New Mine from Century-Old Gold-Silver Bonanza
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The Importance of Prepping you Gold Detecting Spots
If you want to get better gold you will need to put your detector down for a while .
Pocket Mining Potential in Nevada's East Humboldt Range
Since the cycle of water flow is dominated by excessive and sudden “gulley washers” after downpours typical of desert country, there is a tendency to spread gold values out in the alluvial fans and not have placer gold concentrations more typical of big river deposits.
Lluvia de Oro—A Shower of Gold Awaiting Development in the Sierra Madre—Part II
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Working the Belmont Mine Butte, Montana—1953
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Melman on Gold & Silver
Once you have had a chance to look at our charts and quotes for this issue, I have one bit of advice. "Don't go running off to see your optometrist!"
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