Tag Archives: prospecting
Stop Government Overreach in The Auburn State Recreation Area
Could you please sign this petition? It protests the shutting down of the Auburn State Recreation Area to rockhounding and prospecting. The Auburn RSA is located about forty miles northeast of Sacramento. Over many years, I’ve found gold in quartz, … Continue reading
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Tagged crevice work, gold flakes, gold mining, Middle fork of the American River, North Fork of the American River, petition, Pioneer Mining Supply, Placer County, prospecting, Rock&Gem Magazine, the Auburn SRA, the Auburn State Recreation Area
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Tools of The Trade? A C.B. Radio For the Truck.
I had a Citizens Band radio installed in my truck yesterday. It gives me another way to communicate in areas where cell service is sketchy or non-existent. CB does not usually connect to the telephone network but you can call other … Continue reading
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Tagged C.B. radio, CB radio, communicating, prospecting, rockhound, Uniden
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Background On My Fifth Rock&Gem Article
My article on Quartzsite, Arizona is in the April issue of Rock&Gem Magazine. (external link) You can find it soon at most Barnes&Noble bookstores or you can order a copy online. You might think I’m some sort of geologist or … Continue reading
