Showing posts with label gold prospecting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gold prospecting. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Lost Arch Gold Diggings

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A Natural Arch similar to that found in the Turtle's Range of California. Photo by Library of Congress Prints We first became...
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

You don’t want to meet this guy while prospecting; a 15 foot diamondback rattlesnake

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The world's largest diamondback rattlesnake. Look at the sheriff's leg for a size comparison . At fifteen feet this might be ...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Gold Occurrences in Manitoba

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Gold in Quartz. Photo by Rob Lavinsky There are several gold mining companies that are presently exploring for gold or mining it in Mani...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Gold Occurrences in Ontario

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Kidd Creek Mine in Timmins Ontario   P199 The City of Timmins lies about 600 miles north of New York City it is common knowledge t...
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Sunday, July 3, 2011

Fists Full of Gold

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Chris Ralph the associate editor of the Mining and Prospecting Journal claims there is still plenty of gold out there for ...
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Friday, May 13, 2011

Nancy Twinkie goes Shopping for Prospector’s Supplies

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It finally came to pass that Nancy Twinkie became so hooked on gold prospecting she decided that she should own her own prospecting gear.   ...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Gold Occurrences in Nevada

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The Goldstrike Mine in the Carlin Trend of Nevada   USGS Placer gold has been found in 14 of the 17 counties in Nevada in the form of...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

How to make a Single Jack Stone Drill for Prospecting for Gold

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A Single Jack Stone dril l was extensively used by miners and stonemasons during the 19th century, but today using one is almost a lost art,...
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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Towns in Connecticut where Gold has been Reported

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Although today there isn’t much interest in the gold that has been found in Connecticut, but during the 19 th century there was more inter...
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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Learn how to Prospect for Gold

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Panning for Gold We are going to teach a class on prospecting for placer and lode gold at the Log House Restaurant on US Route 44 in B...
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