Fists Full of Gold:
How You Can Find Gold In The Mountains And Deserts
by Chris Ralph
Fists Full of Gold
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| Part I - The Lure and Fun of Prospecting | |
| A. Why Prospect? (An Introduction To Prospecting) |
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| B. Beginners Corner: Basic Questions and Answers |
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| Part II - Modern Gold Mining Equipment | |
| A. Tools of the Modern Prospector |
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| B. Hand Tools: Panning, Crevicing, Sniping, Mossing |
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| C. Bulk Processing: Sluicing and High Banking |
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| D. Bulk Processing: Suction Dredging |
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| E. Maximizing Sluice Box Recovery on Dredges, High bankers, etc. |
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| F. Bulk Processing: Dry Washing |
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| G. Electronic Prospecting: Metal detecting |
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| H. Small Scale Commercial Operations |
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| I. Building Your Own Mining Equipment |
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| J. Cleanup, Processing and Sale of Your Finds (including Jewelry) |
148
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| Part III - Basic Geology for Prospectors | |
| A. Basic Geology: Minerals |
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| B. Basic Geology: Common Rock Types |
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| C. Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building |
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| D. Hard Rock Gold Deposits and Prospecting for Hard Rock Deposits |
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| E. Models for the Formation of Hard Rock Gold Deposits |
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| F. Placer Deposits - Paystreaks and Placer Geology |
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| Part IV - Gold Prospecting Techniques | |
| A. Researching and Prospecting Mineralized Areas |
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| B. Techniques for Finding and Working Gold Placers |
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| C. The Importance of Sampling in Gold Prospecting and Mining |
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| D. Procedures For Continued Success at Prospecting for Gold |
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| E. Prospecting For Large, Commercial Scale Gold Deposits |
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| Part V - Appendices of Useful Information | |
| A. Glossary of Mining Terms |
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| B. Mining Claims in the USA and the 1872 Mining Law |
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| C. Clubs, Organizations, Magazines and Forums |
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| D. Estimating the Gold content of Quartz Specimens |
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| E. Platinum Placers and Nuggets (plus Diamonds, too) |
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| F. Hazards of Prospecting / Field Safety |
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| G. Locations to prospect for Pay - Advantages and Disadvantages |
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| H. Internet and Other Information Sources |
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| I. Where to Read Further: Recommended Books |
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| J. Meet the Author (see my website) |
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