mining

While I was digging near a abandoned mine in Arizona I discovered this item. It looks similar to a shotgun shell, but it is made of a solid black rock-like material. Around the item I found bottles dating back to the 1870s. I was wondering if anyone could give me their opinion on what it could be.

Hi, I'm Sam from Papua New Guinea. I look after a NGO, 'Natives Alluvial Gold Miners Association'. We still pan, dig, etc, for raw gold. Our country's laws allow for natives to get involved in Alluvial Mining.

OK, I am new to the site, but not treasure hunting. I design and build underwater vehicles for the telecom industry and "recovery" systems. I have decided to apply what I know to subsea mining. Anyone interested in learning more can visit my site: Home I hope to get some good feedback and...

Short video about the discovery of the Golden Eagle Nugget in Western Australia.

From Central Ohio, ready to hunt but don't know what! I've been a member here for several years and enjoy looking at other folks' finds and reading their stories. Other than 2 gem mining trips in SC and one short visit to a beach, I haven't done any other searching though I now have the time to...

I am looking for a Archaeologist to work with us this summer. To track down an old cave I stumbled into more than 10 years ago. I cannot go into the drawing and items found about 400 feet underground. Lets just say if we can find the cave again it could be the biggest discovery in American...

Ok, so I have known about this for about 2 weeks now and I am surprised that no one has posted it here yet. In short, Siskiyou County is back open for dredging! This does not guarantee that you wont get a ticket, but the DA will NOT prosecute you. So at worst you are out time and small court...

Well everyone, we had a blast during the summer mining season of 2014, I see most of you from the western states are doing well! Keep in mind I live in Ohio where it is slim pickings here :BangHead: But we do what we love and that is what matters most! I know I will keep producing videos as long...

Heya everyone; So I wanted to start a thread talking about the Keswick area west of Redding California and the immediate surrounding area's. If you know this area or have heard stories then post them up! :) You do not have to give exact locations but rough/general locations would be nice. Ok...

Here is a link to me and my partners website. We are placer miners who hunt for gemstones, minerals and gold. Thanks for looking! :icon_thumleft: One-Time Collectibles Website

The Miner's Ten Commandments Do You Follow Them or Do You Do Your Own Thing (no lying now :laughing7:) The Miner's Ten Commandments. A man spake these words, and said: I am a miner, wandering "from away down east," to sojourn in a strange land. And behold I've seen the elephant, yea, verily...

Had a really nice find with my F2 today! I dug up an old coal scrip issued by the Consolidation Coal Company Inc for their coal camp in Dunham, Kentucky! Dunham was set up on June 24th, 1913 and was only a small community, absent from most maps. It was about 10 miles northeast of Whitesburg, KY...

First off, I am new to metal detecting and I would like to say hello to everyone! I dug this strange thing up yesterday and thought it was maybe a tiny bowl with feet, until I cleaned it up and saw the threads. It is about 2.5" in diameter. One friend thought it may be a cap from some kind of...

Not a whole lot, but not bad. I dug with my buddy Tim (God Bearing Bear) at the East Fork river. My buddy Bob came along, it was his first success at the river. -Steve

HI Gang, Just thought I would share a " taste " of what we are doing at Dezert magazine. Here is a FREE article about the Virginia Dale Mining District, which is located in 29 Palms near Joshua Tree Ca. There should be an attached PDF file of the story, which is 4 pages long and written by Jim...

Here was a modern day gold rush Serra Pelada (English: "Bald Mountain") was a large gold mine in Brazil 430 kilometres (270 mi) south of the mouth of the Amazon River. The mine was made famous by the images taken by Sebastião Salgado showing an anthill of workers moving vast amounts of ore by...

0.05mm Quartz Sand & 80mm Gravel - 700 000 M^3 Hello everyone first of all I didn't find special subforum for this subject, so if location is wrong - sorry. I own 700 000 M^3 of <= 0.05 mm Quartz Sand & 80 mm Gravel carrier... Also in my land, there is Caucasian mountain river... I bought...

This is a joint mining venture, willing to do placer mining or dredging. Thus far at Double D we have three miners with more then 12 years combined knowledge of mining. We have money to invest, but would require other investors. Double D is also willing to partner up with other ventures to...

My name is Craig and I am looking to build a team of 8 miners to mine gold in the summer of 2015. I am looking for hardworking, dedicated, strong minded individuals in search of an adventure in the gold rich mountains streams of Alaska. I have a full plan in place and once I have a team built I...

Overburden :hello: I don't know about you guys but the Overburden im seeing often pays very well.Maybe not bedrock well, but very well none the less. I know the big mines throw out feet and feet of the stuff and I even know dredgers who will remove their sluice box from their dredge,crank the...