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by Gail Butler, Paul D. Morrison Paperback Book Description Knowing where to look for gold is a well-kept secret-and a fun, exciting escape from our hectic daily lives. This entertaining, well-written book is for those who have ever thought about looking for gold as a hobby. If you're just starting out in gold prospecting, this is the book for you. Here are straightforward and complete answers to all of your questions about where to go, what to bring, what to do when you get there, and also when you get back home with your new-found gold. The author's vast experience in outdoor recreation and "user-friendly" writing style will help you get ready to enjoy a great family activity that's loaded with fun and profit! Complete with text describing the basic geology properties of gold. |
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by Roger McPherson Paperback Book Description A systematic approach to mineral exploration. Discover how to identify favorable areas, the different types of deposits, and research and testing techniques. |
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by Charles Garrett, Roy Lagal Paperback Book Description With a Metal Detector? Can't be that hard! Here are some tips. |
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by Joseph F. Petralia Paperback If the title tells you anything, this book has to be great. I'm only worried that it only has one exclamation point after the word Gold... |
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by Legarye Paperback Book Description Again...only one Exclamation point...where is the chutzpah? |
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by Jack Black Paperback That's right...movie star and metal singer, Jack Black, in his former life as a gold prospector. Or not. I'm not sure, I don't own the book. |
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by James Klein Paperback Book Description The updated edition with more on modern electronic prospecting and current equipment. Where to Find Gold in the Desert introduces dry washing, which is a profitable means of extracting gold in regions where water sources are not available. This book will teach you how to dry wash successfully and help you prospect for gold better. Learn about the history of gold, the geology of placer deposits, where to dry wash, how to build a dry washer, how to stake a claim, and much more! Filled with helpful photos, detailed illustrations, and descriptive text that will help you on your way to "showing color!" |
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by Lois De Lorenzo Paperback CLASSIC! |
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by Eldred Wilson Paperback Book Description Originally an Arizona Bureau of Mines publication, shows location of small scale placer deposits |
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by Paul D. Morrison Paperback Book Description The history and geology of the Mother Lode Gold Country of California were well documented in numerous government mineral resource surveys throughout the century. This book compiles data from those reports, long unavailable, in a concise, convenient edition that concentrates on gold placer, hydraulic, and drift mines-giving location information as well as history and past production figures. Covering the mines of the Mother Lode, it also includes the other gold-producing counties of the southern and northern Sierra Nevada range, and the dredging areas of the American, Feather, and Yuban Rivers. More than twenty county maps, this is the complete guide to prospecting the Gold Country of California. |
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