This article is part 3 of our discussion about the Big River Gold Exploration Series and will be its conclusion. In part 3 we will discuss our general sampling philosophy, and thoughts as well as the final determination for this section of river. Part 3 of the discussion covers the last 2 videos in the […]
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This article is part 2 of our discussion into the Big River Gold Exploration Series. In this article I will layout the basics of the geology of the area, our initial findings with the 4-inch dredge and if I think the trend, we are searching for cross this area. Once again if you haven’t watched
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This article will be part 1 of the discussion about my reasoning behind the 4-part Big River Gold Exploration Series. In it I will fill in the gaps and provide my reasons for prospecting this section of river. If you haven’t already watched the videos that make up this series, you can find them all
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I’m sure everyone has heard of various lost gold mines from out west from the Lost Dutchman’s Mine in Arizona to the Lost Blue Bucket Mine of Oregon. These mine are legendary in many ways and so many people seek them on a regular basis. But what of lost gold mines back east where the
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The Prospecting Geologist Blog Post # 9 Gold Dredge Class Break down. Most of this was originally written by Reed Lukens back in 2005 for the 49er Mike page. If you dont know who Reed Lukens is then you need to get on the various forums and do more research. He is pretty much a
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For part three of this series I want to discuss how the strike and dip of a bed or gold bearing vein can affect how the vein would show up on a map view and therefore how it also appears on the earth’s surface. This has implications for us prospectors in the field who are
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For part 2 of this series I want to discuss how the strike and dip that you see on a geologic map can tell you if the streams that cross that formation should have that elusive bookshelf gold catching bedrock that we all dream of. Foliation symbols on a geologic map will generally provide the
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If you are a prospector (I’m guessing you are since you are reading this) and you haven’t heard of strike and dip then you need to read this article!! While strike and dip is primarily used by geologists, prospectors use it as well, and it can be vitally important to know if you want to
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Currently I believe this will be the last in the series of glacial gold prospecting hypothesis posts. In this one I want to discuss the seemingly randomness and shall we say erratic nature of gold in the glaciated areas of the Midwest. Glaciated areas are generally not known for productive placer deposits. This is
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For part four I want to discuss yet another prospecting hypothesis that I have for glacial gold areas. This one may be more difficult to prove one way or the other due to certain limitations such as the depth that prospecting equipment can effectively reach as well as State Laws for certain areas. So, the
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