This is from lots of hard work. This is why Gold miners mine!
SOME FACTS ABOUT GOLD
Symbol................................. Au
AtomicNumber....................... 79
AtomicWeight.................196.967
Melting Point...................10630C
Specific Gravity.....................19.2
MOH's Scale of Hardness.......2.5
1 grain = 0.0648 grams
24 grains = 1 penny weight (DWT) = 1.5552 grams
20 pennyweight = 1 ounce (480 grains) = 31.10 grams
12 ounces = 1 troy Ib. = 5760 grains = 373.24 grams
Laboratory Pure Gold is 1.000 Fine.
Commercially Fine Gold is .999 Fine
24 Karat = 100% Pure
18 Karat = 75% Pure
14 Karat = 58% Pure
10 Karat = 42% Pure
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JOIN A PROSPECTING CLUB
- Many clubs own claims for the exclusive use of their members.
Some also have outings in good gold areas throughout the year. The
experienced club
members you will find at the meetings and outings are usually more
than willing to answer
your questions.
GET SOME EQUIPMENT
- Find the closest mining equipment dealer to the area you are
interested in. Try the yellow
pages under Mining Equipment and/or Metal Detectors. Keene
Engineering advertises in all
the mining magazines and the ads have a listing of their dealers
sorted by state. Local
dealers will probably be your best source of information. Oh, it
helps if you are buying
something when prying information out of them.
BUY A BOOK
- Again, a local dealer should have the best selection of "where
to go" books for
their area. Another good source is Cal-Gold. Although they are
located in Southern
California, they have a good selection of books on other areas.
Take a look at their book
HOW TO PAN
HOW TO SLUICE
Now go out and have fun!
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