How do metal detectors work?
By Mark Rowan & William Lahr Introduction Metal detectors are fascinating machines! Many people who use them are just as enthusiastic about discussing the virtues of their favorite metal detector as they are about setting off in search of buried treasure. Those who design and build these instruments for a living listen carefully [...]
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January 31, 2012 |
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What is best gold dredge size?
We are often asked which dredge size is best. That is like asking what car is best. Depending on your experience, where you plan to work, size and quantity of the material and gold, and on and on. All are variables in your decision to which gold dredge is right for you. Please find some [...]
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January 17, 2012 |
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2012 Gold Show schedule
JANUARY 21, 22 POMONA, CALIFORNIA GPAA GOLD SHOW FEBRUARY 4, 5 ROSEBURG, OREGON DOUGLAS COUNTY PROSPECTORS ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY 11, 12 MESA, ARIZONA GPAA GOLD SHOW FEBRUARY 18, 19 ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO GPAA GOLD SHOW MARCH 10, 11 RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA GPAA GOLD SHOW MARCH 17, 18 PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON GPAA GOLD SHOW MARCH 24,25 SALEM, OREGON [...]
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January 16, 2012 |
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GPS and navigation for mining and prospecting
GPS gadgets make it possible for you to find your position; in addition to that of your buddies, places, and waypoints with pinpoint accuracy. GPS’ are really perfect companions for the modern gold prospector and treasure hunter. Discover your way again to that secluded creek, launch, parking lot, your car, or even that top secret [...]
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January 6, 2012 |
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How to tell the difference between real gold and Fool’s gold
Can you tell the difference between fool’s gold and the real thing? Many of a beginning miner has thought they struck it rich when they were really collecting really pretty rocks! Is it real gold? If what you found was glittering right on the floor with out digging down you probably might have [...]
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January 5, 2012 |
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How to locate a mining claim
A lot of publically accessible lands are still open to mineral location, however it is best to know the place to search for them, and how to jump through all of the hoops so that you are legal and don’t “claim jump”. If you are a big or small company, citizen of the United States, [...]
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January 5, 2012 |
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World’s largest gold nugget
The “Welcome Stranger” is the largest alluvial gold nugget ever discovered, which had a calculated refined weight of 2,283 oz.6 dwts 9 gr. It measured 61 cm (24 inches) by 31 cm (12.2 inches), and was found by Cornish prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates on 5 February 1869 at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, about [...]
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December 25, 2011 |
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What is gold?
Gold (pronounced /g-old/) is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelery, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history. The metal occurs as nuggets [...]
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December 24, 2011 |
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How to detect around hot rocks
While hot rocks can be extremely annoying (article on: “What are hot rocks?”, they are really a good indicator that gold may be nearby. As most experienced prospectors know, gold likes to hang around in highly mineralized ground. In actual fact, the more severe the soil is and the more hot rocks there are, [...]
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December 24, 2011 |
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What are hot rocks?
Practically all soils associated with gold prospecting areas include “hot rocks”. A hot rock is a rock which doesn’t include gold, but which causes the metallic detector to sound off. They come in two primary types. Negative scorching rocks (also known as “cold rocks”) are normally magnetite or contain magnetite. They provide a [...]
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December 24, 2011 |
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