Gold mining

So, you want to search for gold ore. How do you identify good gold prospects? If your strategy involves crushing any and every rock you come across, you'll be crushing for the rest of your life and won't find a flake. Here are some simple field tests you can perform to help you narrow your search.

Photo about Mining trucks at the Super Pit gold mine, Western Australia. Image of australia, anthropogenic, mining - 23370077

The Super Pit is the largest open-pit gold mine in Australia. A canyon-size hole populated by house-size trucks, it's large enough to be seen from orbit. Here's what it looks like up close.

Eccentric millionaire Daniel Tucker is giving away his gold mine to the most worthy miners. The Gambit Gold Mine has been in his family for quite some time but hasn’t been in operation for over 60 years. Mr. Tucker is ready to part with the mine but only to the miners who can navigate a set of challenges and find a vein of gold in just one hour. Do you have what it takes to strike it rich?

South Carolina is centrally located in a gold belt that runs from near Montgomery, Alabama, through northern Virginia. In addition, there are many rural schools and churches where treasure hunters may be able to conjure up Civil War relics or precious gems. South Carolina was mined heavily in the 1800s until gold was ...

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Mineral Collecting, Mineral Collections, Rock and Mineral Specimens

Placer mining, ancient method of using water to excavate, transport, concentrate, and recover heavy minerals from alluvial or placer deposits. Examples of deposits mined by means of this technique are the gold-bearing sands and gravel that settle out from rapidly moving streams and rivers at points

Energy and Minerals - The geology and methods of mining gold placer type deposits.

The source of gold or other minerals found in a placer may be one or more of the following: