Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

Two new articles on gold prospecting. I offer my thoughts on where your next gold prospecting adventure might be. I explain what I have learned about ancient waterways and some places to explore if you are bored with the usual gold prospecting outlets. http://hubpages.com/education/Not-So-Common-Places-I-Have-Found-Gold-A-Hub-for-the-Curious-Prospector http://hubpages.com/education/Discovering-Ancient-Gold-In-Arizona

I found a site that explains in good English what the General Mining Law of 1870 and as amended means. This pdf covers the Federal Land Policy and Management (FLPMA) of 1976. Of most interest will probably be Federal Lands Open to Mining http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wo/MINERALS__REALTY__AND_RESOURCE_PROTECTION_/energy.Par.28664.File.dat/MiningClaims.pdf  Click the link to determine link for PDF. The contents include: Explanation of “Discovery”  Locatable Minerals  Discovery of a Valuable Mineral Deposit  Explanation of “Location”  Mining Claims and Sites  Lode Claims  Placer Claims  Mill Sites  Tunnel Sites  Federal Lands Open to Mining  Staking a Mining Claim or Site  Recording a Mining Claim or Site  Maintenance of a Mining Claim or Site  Annual Assessment Work  Surface Management  Mineral Patents  BLM Land and Mineral Records  More Information  Sources o...

Tertiary Gold-Bearing Channel - Nevada http://hubpages.com/education/Discovering-Ancient-Gold-In-Arizona

This is a You Tube video showing two guys who figured out a way to send material from an ancient gold river across a current riverbed to a partner with a highbanker. This is fascinating. The receiver pans the concentrated material. First cleanup relegated to take home finishing. Last portion of video might get the juices flowing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2J3mmrLeI8 Unsplash.com - Joseph Pearson

This evening I was looking for information on drop riffle sluices. While I was perusing, I discovered a nice site with all the steps a fellow used to build a recirculatiing sluice. He more or less logged the whole procedure of constructing the construction. What he has to say is enlightening. He has great photos and results.  http://www.mdpub.com/sluice/index.html His creation involved gluing wood riffles into the sluice box. But the way he did it is the same way a drop riffle is made, except the drop riffle is cut out of a board in the beginning.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmTw3Wy2e1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnmznY_x-ng These videos are really good. Gold Well Vortex Drop Riffle Sluice Box

After reading the steps that follow, note the warnings at the end of the article. Crush the gold-bearing rock to a fine powder. Put the crushed rock and flux in a crucible. Place the crucible in the furnace. Heat the furnace to 1947.52 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the melting point of gold. Take out the crucible. Pour the liquid gold into the mold. Remove the slag from the crucible so that it can be used again. Read more :  http://www.ehow.com/how_8785057_melt-gold-out-rocks.html

Here is a link to an Arizona geological Survey site courtesy of Arizona government. this publications covers Gold Placers and Gold Placering in Arizona by Eldred D Wilson. These publications are free to download for your education. It is a 1981 University of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology copyright 1968. It replaced bulletin is 1681. It is interesting reading and details the locations as of gold in Arizona from all the sources available at the time. A warning to the public is given that if you are looking to profit from the information, gold placers are usually the first gold found. This piece is good for finding out how many mines were in the county, the number of ounces found and their value; included is silver data. http://www.azgs.az.gov/Mineral%20Scans/gold_bull168_ocr.pdf