By: Marlene Affeld

World's Largest Gold Nugget!

Gold nuggets are naturally occurring pieces of native gold. Water and erosion concentrate the deposit of nuggets which are recovered by placer or lode mining methods. Nuggets are also often found in residual deposits where gold-bearing veins or lodes have decayed. Today nuggets can also be found in the tailing piles of previous mining operations, especially the tailings of old dredging operations.

Nuggets are never totally pure or 24K in composition. Most nuggets are about 20 to 22K or 83 - 92 percent pure. Nuggets are noted for their purity by their “fineness”. As an example “865 fine” means the nugget is 865 parts gold per thousand. Copper and silver are the common impurities found in gold nuggets.  Read the complete article...

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Finding the Mother Lode! Striking It Rich! As prospectors, we all have dreams of finding a bonanza while we enjoy the adventure of the hunt. The entire family can share in the fun of prospecting and finding the elusive mineral.   Marlene Affeld    Read the article...

Great article, very well put.  Pay attention to claim jumping.  My family has a couple of claims and we are for ever finding evidence of claim jumpers.  Prospectors need to pay close attention to others claims and we can all have fun in the sun!

Have a great day!

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This post was written by Marlene Affeld

My passion for prospecting and my enduring love for the wilderness of Alaska were born on the beaches of Nome in 1993. I couldn’t stop whistling, North To Alaska! It was my good fortune to spend seven adventure packed weeks that summer on the crew of a gold camp 15 miles west of Nome. I have returned twice on the same crew, my latest expedition in 2007.  Read the complete article... North To Alaska - The Rush Is On!

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Although it's not strictlyfinding gold or prospecting.  I sure like the looks of this blog.  Treasure hunting, old coin collecting and ghost town are just some of the subjects coverd here.  Don't forget the Youtube videos on the left about Garrett metal detectors, very informative.  Metal-Detecting.net

 What a great hobby. How many pasttimes have the opportunity to pay for the cost of the equipment and more?  NewMetalDetectors.com

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