Terry Soloman Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 This Week’s Top Gold Prospecting Stories & ArticlesCompiled by - Me Hoosiers go looking for goldGold in Indiana? Yes, but don't bank on ithttp://www.indystar.com/article/20100729/LOCAL/7290391/Hoosiers-go-looking-for-gold Gold fervorCompeting interests clash in the new gold markethttp://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=128034551905518800 Desert treasure: Boom times in the Rand Districthttp://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_15606743 The new gold diggershttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/gold/7879270/The-new-gold-diggers.html Gold in Lapland http://www.prfire.co.uk/press-release/gold-panning-in-lapland-20927.html Prospectors dredge the Wenatchee for goldhttp://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/19/Prospectors-dredge-the-Wenatchee-for-gold/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch john Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Gosh... Terry... ol' jim straight here. Your gold prospecting article regarding boomtimes in the Rand by Mark Landis is a win-win. For those who read the article and wishmore regarding serious information about nuggethunting within the broad mining districtRob Allison and Chris Golson carry copies of my book: "Three Hours to Gold from SouthernCalifornia."As a Geologist (Mackay 1954, old school)and actvely drywashing and nuuggethuntingwithin the Rand Mountain/El Paso Range/Summit Range/ since 1962, I just published the above book. it is over 115 pages and continues the original theme of the hundreds ofearly short-lived drywashing camps that sprang up in the broad district beginningin 1894, but mostly failed due to the lack of water before the hardrock gold was found. Many placers were small and discontinuous; scattered in the gulches, gullies,slopes and hillsides... too lean to be worked by primitive drywashers... but now canbe worked with metal detectors.With the souring value of both gold and silver during the 1980's there began many smallscale attempts to drywash, even dredge the old workings throughout the greater district.Now with gold at about $1200/troy, metal detecting for eolian and eluvial placerwhile using VLF- and PI-type detectors in the greater outlying district is becomingmore popular. As some of you may know, in 1977 Tye Paulson found a large nugget ofabout 14- pounds. The Mohave Queen. It was likely found in the El Paso range where aTertiary channel daylights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Great post and observations Jim! I treasure all of your books, and still refer to them regularly! Cheers! - TerryGosh... Terry... ol' jim straight here. Your gold prospecting article regarding boomtimes in the Rand by Mark Landis is a win-win. For those who read the article and wishmore regarding serious information about nuggethunting within the broad mining districtRob Allison and Chris Golson carry copies of my book: "Three Hours to Gold from SouthernCalifornia."As a Geologist (Mackay 1954, old school)and actvely drywashing and nuuggethuntingwithin the Rand Mountain/El Paso Range/Summit Range/ since 1962, I just published the above book. it is over 115 pages and continues the original theme of the hundreds ofearly short-lived drywashing camps that sprang up in the broad district beginningin 1894, but mostly failed due to the lack of water before the hardrock gold was found. Many placers were small and discontinuous; scattered in the gulches, gullies,slopes and hillsides... too lean to be worked by primitive drywashers... but now canbe worked with metal detectors.With the souring value of both gold and silver during the 1980's there began many smallscale attempts to drywash, even dredge the old workings throughout the greater district.Now with gold at about $1200/troy, metal detecting for eolian and eluvial placerwhile using VLF- and PI-type detectors in the greater outlying district is becomingmore popular. As some of you may know, in 1977 Tye Paulson found a large nugget ofabout 14- pounds. The Mohave Queen. It was likely found in the El Paso range where aTertiary channel daylights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 This week's collection - enjoy! - Terryhttp://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20100815/gold-rush-yukon.htm Yukon Gold Rushhttp://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=363226&CategoryId=14919 Modern day Indians vs Gold Minershttp://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=553&fArticleId=5602377 If you think it’s bad in the United States..http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=12957212 Famous Gold Nugget collection for salehttp://www.theunion.com/article/20100729/PROSPECTOR/100729741/1080&parentprofile=1055 A “Monumental” gold nugget replicahttp://www.nation.lk/2010/08/08/newsfe3.htm Gold prospecting in Negambo..http://articles.mcall.com/2010-08-14/entertainment/mc-shipwrecks-treasure-story-081510_1_shipwrecks-treasure-hunters-sunken-treasure And for all you beach hunters.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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