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In search of gold. Part 1. The geology of gold.
GEMS & MINERALS #513 Jul 1980 pg. 17

In search of gold. Part 2. Stream placers and how to pan for gold.
GEMS & MINERALS #514 Aug 1980 pg. 24

Tips on looking for gold by looking for bedrock.
GEMS & MINERALS #514 Aug 1980 pg. 48

In search of gold. Part 3. A guide to equipment beyond the pan. Covers the sluce box, the Long Tom, rocker or cradle, puddling box, mud box, dip box, and surface dredge.
GEMS & MINERALS #515 Sep 1980 pg. 106

In search of gold. Part 4. Using electronic devices.
GEMS & MINERALS #516 Oct 1980 pg. 42

In search of gold. Part 5. A guide to prospector's tools and miscellaneous equipment.
GEMS & MINERALS #517 Nov 1980 pg. 30

In search of gold. Part 6. How to discover lode deposits.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #518 Dec 1980 pg. 44

In search of gold. Part 7. The legal aspects.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #519 Jan 1981 pg. 46

In search of gold. Part 8. Amalgamation.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #520 Feb 1981 pg. 34
Correction JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #522 Apr 1981 pg. 19

In search of gold. Part 8. Methods that defy science. Looks at dowsing for gold.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #521 Mar 1981 pg. 58

In search of gold. Part 9. Some known gold producing locations.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #523 May 1981 pg. 46

In search of gold. Part 10. More known gold producing locations.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #524 Jun 1981 pg. 56

A weigh-out article. Looks at which scales to buy and how to use them when weighing precious metals like gold and silver.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #532 Feb 1982 pg. 40

Make hobbies pay their way. Tips on equipment and techniques used in panning for gold and gems.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #544 Feb 1983 pg. 34

Secrets of a gold/gem prospector.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #567 Jan 1985 pg. 58

Gold for the collector. The current scene on the available specimens and where they come from.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #571 Jun 1985 pg. 8

Alloyer's chart. Formulas to determine the weight of the different karat purities.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Feb 1979 (v.32#11) pg. 2492
Correction LAPIDARY JOURNAL May 1979 (v.33#2) pg. 557

Fire assaying techniques for home use.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Oct 1981 (v.35#7) pg. 1538

Fool's gold. A look at the properties of gold and fool's gold minerals. Includes testing methods to tell the difference.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jul 1985 (v.39#4) pg. 38

Discover and recover the noble metals. Using nitrate leaching to extract gold, silver and the platinum group from ordinary unyielding ores.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Sep 1985 (v.39#6) pg. 55

Simple tests to determine if a substance is gold or some look-alike.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Feb 1986 (v.39#11) pg. 66

Panning for gold. What to use and how to use it.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Nov 1986 (v.40#8) pg. 59

Tips on buying and selling gold.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Dec 1986 (v.40#9) pg. 68

Three quick and simple tests to determine if an object is made of gold.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Oct 1987 (v.41#7) pg. 69

Do-it-yourself gold plating using jars of gold in solution. A description of the process and its results.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL May 1996 (v.50#2) pg. 132

How to pan for gold.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #58 Jul-Aug 1979 pg. 67

How to build a sluice for mining gold.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #58 Jul-Aug 1979 pg. 69

How to prospect in the Yukon.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #62 Mar-Apr 1980 pg. 168

Sniping for gold. Tips on equipment and techniques for both sniping and panning for gold.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #82 Jul-Aug 1983 pg. 58

Gas-driven or hand-cranked drywasher. A vibrating sifter which lets you sift for gold without water.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jan 1966 (v.125#1) pg. 170

How and where to pan for gold on your summer vacation.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1974 (v.142#1) pg. 82

Tools, tips and techniques to help you pan for gold.
SUNSET Jun 1977 (v.158#6) pg. 52

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