The arid state of Baja California Sur has a tremendous, although contentious, history of mining activity. A peninsula spanning 55,000 square miles, it separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. Like a spear driven through the waters, it has approximately 1,800 miles of coastline and around 65 islands. This peninsula, though isolated on […]
Talk to enough prospectors from Arizona and Southern California, and eventually you will hear some stories about gold prospecting in Mexico. It’s a country that has vast mineral wealth including it fair share of placer mining opportunities. The dry climate means that most Mexican gold prospectors use metal detectors to hunt for elusive nuggets. There […]
Have you ever tried metal detecting for gold nuggets? If you have, there is a good chance that you found some trash, old iron junk, probably a few square nails, but didn’t find any gold. No doubt, finding gold with a metal detector is challenging. However, this story might give you some motivation to keep […]
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