Nuggetshooter Comment Solicits Help With the Problem of Moving Large Boulders by Yourself to Reach the Gold Placer

No doubt you have run into this situation. You have prospected a wash or riverbed of some kind and you already have found gold in it. You discover a portion of it with a good bend and large boulders piled up. But how to move them. Sometimes you cannot get heavy equipment in, and you are strong, but not superman, and these babies weigh up to 500 pounds. How does one man move those without hauling tons of equipment in.? This forum spot has a good give and take on ways of handling boulders by yourself. I found it interesting.

See it all at:

http://www.nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/index.php?s=3319d2f3664d53547ca7e4d5443b82a6&showtopic=26313

Prospector Jack Sounds Off - A Blog with a Wealth of Prospecting Information

I found this blog to be extremely interesting. It is written by ProspectorJack and does a good job of outlining the politics behind legislation to limit prospecting. It is entitled Appalachian Gold Prospectors Prospecting Adventures.
"In the Defense of Prospecting" is quite complete in its discussion of the political climate vis-a-vis gold prospectors.
Started in June 2011, the archives are a wealth of information including: gold prospecting, hidden treasure, mineral prospecting, prospecting equipment, prospecting etiquette, rock collecting,
Check it out. https://prospectorjack.wordpress.com/

Meteorite Tests for Classifying Suspect Materials - Identifying Meteorites

Here is another, I hope helpful, article I have found. You may know that meteorites can attract prices greater than gold. But how do you find one?
Well, using a metal detector is a good idea, but you need to be careful. I have found rock/volcanic material with heavy concentrates of iron in Arizona that are very dark and heavy, and resemble what I have seen on TV shown to be meteorites.
Obviously, you need some ways to test any subject material you are interested in as a possible meteorite.

Using appearance, magnetic test, streak test, window test, nickel test, and density and specific gravity, you will have an extremely good chance of verifying your find is a meteorite. Links to more testing are provided.
http://meteorite-identification.com/streak.html

meteorite - Pixabay

Find Out Where to Find Gold and How to Prospect - Club Info

Another good organization newsletter. Has a section on techniques of interest and videos. It is worth the time.

http://www.wheretofindgold.us/2012/03/01/vermont-prospecting/

New England has gold -

Interesting gold newsletter

Here is an interesting newsletter having historical and relevant information about prospecting. It is offered up as one of those "nice to have things".  The official  newsletter of  The Northwest Gold
prospectors Association.

Http//:www.icehouse.net/blowe/newsletters/Mar11.pdf

Sluice Box Design, Trommel Barrel, Vibrating Screen, Custom Slice Box Build

Here is a blog about gold, diamond, and sapphire mining that I find interesting. I share this with you in the hopes that you will find something constructive in it. Photos are great also.

http://goldtowner.blogspot.com/2014/01/henry-plummers-gold-montana-journalism.html

If you are just interested in total nitty gritty go here and scroll to the bottom of the page for equipment design and other stuff:
http://www.goldtowner.com/Services/index.html