Description: FISTS FULL OF GOLD HOW YOU CAN FIND GOLD IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS By: CHRIS RALPH BRAND NEW A Complete Guide to the Art of Prospecting, Yes, it's true, you too can prospect for and find your own gold, it's still out there! If you purchase only one book this is the one you want. Some of the highlights of the information contained in the book includes: The basics of prospecting and finding gold, including: The fact that there is lots of gold is still out there to be found How to use a gold pan, including crevicing, mossing and sniping for gold How to get the best recovery out of your sluice box or highbanker How to use a suction dredge to find and recover paystreaks How to operate a dry washer for gold An extensive section on metal detecting, perhaps the best on the market Building your own equipment: including building your own: Portable sluice box Lightweight suction dredge Desert dry washer How to operate a small scale commercial mining operation How to deal with and get the most out of your black sands How to get the best prices for your gold, specimens and nuggets A full coverage of the geology of gold and silver mineral deposits: All about minerals and how to identify them Minerals associated with gold deposits Rocks: what they are and how to identify them Basic geology for the prospector in an understandable form A detailed explanation of placer geology and how paystreaks form A detailed explanation of hard rock geology and how gold deposits form How to recognize many types of hard rock gold and silver deposits How to do research to find your own rich concentrations of gold: Using and understanding topographic maps, aerial photos and GPS Where to find little known sources of information on gold deposits How to use geology maps to find gold Signs and indicators of gold deposits that you want to look for in the field How to read and interpret signs of old timer workings How to recognize geologic indicators of gold mineralization How to prospect for commercial deposits of gold and silver Mining law and how to stake and maintain your own claim Platinum placers and deposits – How to prospect for them Diamonds in placers – How to recognize them Maps of where to find gold in the US and Australia Plus hundreds of photos, diagrams and illustrations to explain the concepts presented in the book. PUBLICATION DATE: 2010 361 Pages BRAND NEW paperback Written in English AVAILABLE WITH BUY IT NOW
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Format: Book
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Publication Name: Goldstone Publishing
Author: Chris Ralph