My Adventures in Gold Prospecting

Culverts to crevices, to old ore piles and grassy areas where gold has been found, to stream beds in the hills - these are all places you can discover gold. Knowing about a few of these places can increase your chances of finding color. Here's the new article I wrote. FYI

http://goldenrodlm.hubpages.com/hub/Not-So-Common-Places-I-Have-Found-Gold-A-Hub-for-the-Curious-Prospector

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Miller Table Fine Clean Up of Flour Gold About a Hundred Bucks

For those of you who enjoy sifting out flour gold, this is a very good video about the Miller Table. It is said that it works better than a blue bowl. I have a blue bowl, and the video certainly makes it look like it is better. This would be handy for people who live in an area where there is a lot of flour gold. Of course, it all depends on what the rock is upstream to determine if a place has a lot of flour gold (and sampling).Maybe you will find this interesting also?

In a nutshell, these tables are designed to separate gold from black sand. The table surface can be made from a number of materials that are covered in the article. All the gold remains on the table surface while sand and debris fall off the table end. The article explains how to run the table and why it works the way it does. Read up on Miller tables before you make a purchase or build one yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6x6ON3jUGU

750, 585, And 417 Markings For Gold Jewelry: What Do They Mean?

Ever wonder what caratage is? I did, but then I read this article.
http://beagoldbuyerdot.hubpages.com/hub/750-585-417-gold-markings-jewelry

Since prospectors often try to sell gold, this article may be of use.

These strange numbers can be confusing. When letters are added, it can be even more confusing.

Photo by Lauren Richmond on Unsplash

For All Gold Prospectors Who May be Having Trouble With All Browsers

I have had a problem with all browsers when trying to go to any web address. It was taking me forever to get to the address, and forever to load the web page. I finally found out what the problem is. I think it is a Windows thing.
If you are using Windows XP (which I use), follow these steps:
Go to your desktop
Right click once
Select Graphics Properties
Select Display Settings
Go to Screen Resolution and choose 1024x760
Click apply. Click OK.

I run 32 bit and refresh rate is 60 hertz. Leave that alone.
Hope this saves you time. I spent a lot scouring the net to find out what was wrong. Peace.

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Public Domain Document - May 9, 1872 Mining Law -Forty Second Congress

 Here is the reason for the Act. And, this is the reason it should not be rewritten.
As Act to promote the Development of the mining Resources of the Untied States
Amen.

http://www.goldplacer.com/where-to-find-gold/

A Silly Joke

Yukon Presents An Opportunity for Discovering Rather Rare Placer Fields and Upstream Hard Rock Gold

Digging deeper for placer gold can be profitable. Sometimes the term placer mining means just that. It is easy to disappear from view in a waterway digging for placer. But there is an article at Gold Investing News that is really interesting.
Because of the Yukon's location and geology, much of it has been sparsely explored. The sources of many of the placer gold fields are unknown. A lot of placer gold has been found, but there is a lot left to be discovered. The holy grail is the source of the placer. Annual production of placer gold in the area is around 100,000 troy ounces.
Read about the gold rush.
http://goldinvestingnews.com/world-class-gold-deposits/yukon-modern-day-gold-rush-on-the-horizon

from the British Library

Goldandtreasure.com Advice on Vacuums

Here is some vacuum info from a prospectors website - some practical advice. As far as things to consider when purchasing or making a dry/wet vacuum, this is good. http://www.goldandtreasure.com/invision/index.php?/topic/168885-vacuum/

Gold Boom Towns In Gold Country: Stories of Ghosts in the Prospectors' Local Hotels

I have never given much credence to ghost stories. For the most part, I consider myself one to follow logic and science in dealing with with what I may not understand. However, I must admit, that with this particular website, and all of the haunted hotel stories in gold country, one starts to think again. Can all of these people be crazy? Perhaps they are all deluded, but you have to admit, there is room for a bit of reasoned questioning.
If anything, these little stories of the oddities in gold country hotels will provide a momentary aside in interest and also give some the willies. I stumbled across this website and share it in the interest of a distraction from the worldly stuff we see today on the news.  Lord knows, we need a distraction.

To all of you prospectors for the shiny stuff, good luck - and remember, summer is here, so if you are in timber rattlesnake country or in the desert southwest and sidewinders and diamondbacks are your thing, wear your snake guards.
http://www.historichwy49.com/ghosts.htmlC

Bradshaw Mountain Arizona Placers: See the Gold Map

Pinterest

I discovered a site with some Arizona gold prospecting information. Scroll down the page just slightly. Of particular interest to me was a partial map of the Bradshaw mountains and publicly documented placer and lode gold locations. It won't be of much use except for a few, but if you are familiar with the Bradshaws in Yavapai County, AZ, this partial map might be helpful. What is useful is the location of the Crown King Mine and where the water flows from there. I pan on my club claims not far from this area. It is beautiful land and can make a picnic rather exciting!http://hhengineering.com/ARIZONAGOLD.htm