Au Seeker 3,140 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I've started this topic as a place for anyone to post reference materials, historical books, maps, topos, mining documents, etc.I'll start it off with this book recommend by Steve A.K.A. El Dorado...."Tertiary Deposits of the Sierra Nevada of California" This is in a PDF file, it can be read online or downloaded. http://books.google.com/books?id=cpYNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=THE+TERTIARY+GRAVELS+OF+THE+SIERRA+NEVADA+OF+CALIFORNIA&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Excellent..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyCy 21 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I have this one and really like it. Haven't found a pocket, but I won't blame the book... THE ELUSIVE "POCKET GOLD" OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON by Tom (T.H.) Bohmker this is a great book for beginners to professionals! A TECHNICAL GUIDE: SEARCHING TECHNIQUES, HISTORY, UNDERSTANDING SMALL MINE WORKINGS & GEOLOGY, HARDROCK PAN TESTING, METAL DETECTING ADVICE FOR HARDROCK GOLD, WHERE TO GO. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold-digger 1 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 It would be nice for all of us newbies to have a glossary of terms too. Or is there one that I missed? As an example what is "tertiary"? Haven't got a clue.Ray 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyCy 21 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 It would be nice for all of us newbies to have a glossary of terms too. Or is there one that I missed? As an example what is "tertiary"? Haven't got a clue.Rayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TertiaryBasically, tertiary is a time period. Turns out that for some reason or another that a bunch of placer gold hangs out in gravels made up of rock formed during the tertiary period in North America. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,140 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 It would be nice for all of us newbies to have a glossary of terms too. Or is there one that I missed? As an example what is "tertiary"? Haven't got a clue.Ray I did some searching for a good glossary of geological and mining terms/words, couldn't find a good one as of yet, I'll keep looking. Tertiary is a time period, in relation to geology, it is rock from the Tertiary period, e.g. tertiary gravels, tertiary bedrock, the following is from one glossary, but I'm still looking for a better one. http://www.theodora.com/geology/glossaryt.html "Tertiary PeriodThe earliest Period of the Cenozoic Era, beginning about 66.4 million years ago and ending 1.6 million years ago. " Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Bohmker has a couple of RIGHTEOUS books in his series that absolutely cannot be beat. Hands on true stories,history,locations,complete geological explainations. Never found a more complete series a books.I can guarantee ya 1 thing for sure ---You will both respect and envy his long life of walking the walk- John 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius 77 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I not sure how well this will load up these documents are dated 1889 & 1924 and not the easiest to read. If folks are interested these and others I can over time up load a few more. I have a large number of pdf documents from USGS Geology web site, if there is something specific let me know and (if this works) if I have it I'll added it to the forum. Also if odds "N" ends is not the one best location for this info then let me know which is. Gold Fields of CA - 1889.pdfGold Placers of CA Bulletin 92 - 1923.pdf 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius 77 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Couple More Gold References - 1986, 1970CA Placer gold recovery methods SP 87 - 1986.pdfGold Districts of CA Bulletin 193 - 1970.pdf 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steel Pan 327 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I highly recommend the "CA Placer gold recovery methods". Very informative for beggiiners and a real good brush up for us old goomers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius 77 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I have posted pretty much everything I have found last year or so, there are others but the files are too big (40,569 KB). Cheers, Beers, & GoldChuckCA Geological Survey Note 12.pdfCA Geological Survey Note 24.pdfGold Deposits in Metamorphic Rocks Pat 1.pdfUSDA San Bernardino Soil Survey 1978.pdfUSGS Life Cycle of Mineral Deposits.pdfUSGS Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land.pdfUSGS Mercury Contamination From Historic CA Mines - 2000.pdfUSGS Rare Earth Elements.pdfUSGS Reveiw of samples trailing.pdfUSGS Sediments Samples, tailing.pdf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,612 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 This thread is fricking golden.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius 77 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 It was mention that having a glossary would be nice here a link to the USGS Geologic Glossary simplified definitions.http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/misc/glossarya.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,140 Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 This a on the technical side of the geology of gold but maybe of some use to some."Models and Exploration Methods for Major Gold Deposit Types"https://www.explorationinsights.com/MediaLib/Downloads/Home/Models%20and%20Exploration%20Methods%20for%20Major%20Gold%20Deposit%20Types.pdf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,140 Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Placer Gold Depositsof ArizonaBy MAUREEN G. JOHNSON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355 https://ia600806.us.archive.org/12/items/placergolddeposi00john/placergolddeposi00john.pdfPlacer Gold Depositsof NevadaBy MAUREEN G. JOHNSONGEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1356 http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1356/report.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius 77 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 The address below is to 9 training videos by Sprott Global Resource Investment titled Ore Deposits 101. These 9 part courses give an introduction to different ore deposit types in simple layman's terms. The web site notes there are 12 parts currently only 9 parts are posted. I have watched the first two videos and they are a little dry but loaded with some outstanding info.Who is Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd.? Sprott is a public natural resources investment management firm offering investments in precious metals, mining, oil and gas, alternative energy, forestry, agriculture, and/or water industries. Posting to advise folks about Sprott's training videos and nothing more, and comes via a commendation from a ICMJ's forum posting. http://www.sprottglobal.com/natural-resource-investing/investment-university/Cheers, Beers, and GoldChuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyCy 21 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I just got Advanced Prospecting and Detecting for Hard Rock Gold by Jim Straight. I haven't even gotten all the way through it yet but I guarantee it needs to be in this reference section. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) So you think Jim's material should be free? All them years of knowledge cost something. You got a good deal and I haven't even read it yet. Jim's daMan IMO. Edited April 11, 2014 by Rimshot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius 77 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 The item posted Telegraphic Mining Code was a tumble on while I was looking for other information and its bit on the interesting side. The first several pages are black outs and it seems nearly all the older posting I have found from the late 19th and early 20th century are like that. After the black out pages there are ads which are fun to read thru and afterwards you get into the meat of the book.Telegraphic Mining Code - 1889.pdfEnjoyCheers, Beers, & GoldChuckKG6SYX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaius 77 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I'm not too sure this has a whole lot to do with prospecting but I image some where down the trail some one is going to tell me it does or could. So attached is a publication from 1919 about model making.Model Making - 1919.pdfEnjoyCheers, Beers, & GoldChuckKG6SYX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,140 Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS VOL 107 JULY TO DECEMBER 1913.This has a lot of great info from not only all mining districts in the USA but also the world, but probably more info than the average prospector is willing to read.This is a PDF file and takes a while to load, there 1068 pages, it's very slow to view online even with high speed internet, but depending on your computer it's a little to a lot better once you have it downloaded to your computer, but if you have slow internet and or a slow computer I would advise to not attempt to view or download this file.https://ia700404.us.archive.org/4/items/miningscientific107sanfuoft/miningscientific107sanfuoft.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) Misc. files.Districts of Twenty-nine Palms Gold Park.pdfG-GoldProspectingBasics.pdfMining District of 29 Palms_The Dale.pdfDave'sGoldbook-reders.pdfmr7_gold_panning_in_arizona.pdfgold_bull168_ocr.pdfAZBMBull137LodeGold.pdf Edited April 22, 2014 by Rimshot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick in Havasu 394 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Has anyone found a way to overlay the "Public Land Survey" (Prime Meridian, Township, Range, & Sections) onto Google Earth?Thanks in advance,Patrick ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weaver hillbille 488 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 mega doc's http://repository.azgs.az.gov/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Has anyone found a way to overlay the "Public Land Survey" (Prime Meridian, Township, Range, & Sections) onto Google Earth?Thanks in advance,Patrick .....http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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