Modern Prospecting: How to Find, Claim and Sell Mineral Deposits
Table of Contents
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How I Became a Prospector
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13
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Deposits: How Did They Get There?
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19
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Discovery Stories
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34
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Staking Your Claim
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43
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Fort Knox: The One That Got Away
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58
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Beyond Gold in the Gold Pan: Saving the Semi-Heavies
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65
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Before the Klondike: Circle, Alaska
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74
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The Search for Diamonds
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81
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Nevada Monsters: Carlin's Microscopic Gold
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90
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The Old and the New USGS
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99
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Researching a Prospect
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109
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The Lure of Lost Mines
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121
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Fieldwork and Equipment
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131
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Modern Assaying
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142
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Geochemical Prospecting
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154
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Rock and Mineral Alteration
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164
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Yellowstone's Geysers and Hot Springs: Near-Surface Mineral Deposits
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174
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Skarn: Where the Magma Hits the Marble
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184
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Mineral Fashions
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192
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Black Hills Pegmatites
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202
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The Dark Rocks and Platinum Metals
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214
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Geophysical Prospecting
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224
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Uranium: A Second Look
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236
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Developing a Prospect
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249
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Interior Alaska's Gold Rush: A Quiet Frenzy
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259
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Conclusion
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267
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Glossary
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270
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Government Agencies and Bureaus List
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280
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Works Cited
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285
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Suggested Reading
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287
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Index
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294
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