Small scale gold prospecting is a very popular past-time these days. It can be a very lucrative undertaking but it can be a frustrating one at times too. One of the biggest problems for small scale prospectors is stubborn black sand deposits that keep them from being able to maximize the profits on the gold […]
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Placer Gold and Diamond Mining in Venezuela
Much of the Venezuelan gold reserves reside near the river banks and the Amazon region near Brazil and Guyana. A great deal of gold found in Venezuela comes from the Guyana Shield that extends into Surinam, Guyana, French Guiana, and Brazil. Collectively, it is called the Amazonian Shield, a geological feature that is almost 3.6 […]