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Simply the best book on gold placer geology on the market today. Many subjects such as; understanding gold, basic streamed geology, storms & floods, gold deposits and much more are discussed. From pocket gold to stringers, this book will help you understand how gold is laid down and what you can do to get some of this gold for your self. An in-depth look at the art of gold mining through the eyes of an experienced modern gold dredger. This insight will help anyone, whether you are drywashing in the desert, highbanking on the shoreline, or dredging underwater. Produced by the same author as "Gold Miner's Handbook" published by Keene Engineering. Author has worked for Keene since 1988. Full color graphics & photo's! (Win / Mac) ... Read more

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Designed for geologists and engineers engaged specifically in the search for gold deposits of all types and as a reference for academics in higher schools of learning, the Handbook of Gold Exploration and Evaluation provides principles and detailed explanations that underpin the correct interpretation of day-to-day experience in the field. Problems are addressed with regard to the analysis, interpretation, and understanding of the general framework within which both primary and secondary gold resources are explored, developed, and exploited.The Handbook of Gold Exploration and Evaluation covers topics as diverse as the nature and history of gold, geology of gold ore deposits, gold deposition in the weathering environment, sedimentation and detrital gold, gold exploration, lateritic and placer gold sampling, mine planning and practice for shallow deposits, metallurgical processes and design, and evaluation, risk, and feasibility. ... Read more

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The primary objective of the book is to ellucidate the geological, geochemical and geophysical characteristics of new and/or different epithermal gold deposits and their districts in the Circum-Pacific, in order to improve understanding of the controlling factors in their formation, and to assist in further exploration.Details of the exploration history was also included.

The book contains a wide selection of papers on epithermal deposits, prospects and regions, geologically and geographically diverse; these papers will be useful to industry and research geologists alike. Several of the deposits and prospects discussed are newly discovered. ... Read more

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Contains 22 essays on diverse topics about gold throughout history, written by historians, professional geologists, and other scientists. Includes essays on gold in North Carolina to 1840; gold mining in North Carolina, 1840-1915; the Bechtler Mint; the Charlotte Mint; gold and the development of Charlotte; and African Americans and gold mining in North Carolina. Illustrated with 97 maps and illustrations. Paperbound, index, 379 pages. ... Read more