Gold Mining & Gold Prospecting

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THE LAW

"That the mineral lands of the public domain, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared
to be free and open to exploration and occupation by all citizens of the United States, and those
who have declared their intention to become citizens, subject to such regulations as may
be prescribed by law, and subject also to the local custom or rules of miners."

Photographs:

Exploring Old Gold Mines
 

Gold Mining Videos:

Gold Prospecting Tips With Kerby Jackson:
 
 

Gold Mining History Articles by Kerby Jackson:

Oregon's Biggest Gold Nugget
William Stewart & The Origin of American Law
 

Old Articles on Gold Mining with notes by Kerby Jackson: Here you'll find articles from the Public Domain that I have found interesting. In addition to making them easily available, I've also added some historical and other notes where possible.

Woman Miners in Southern Oregon?
 

Mining Law: Learn Your Rights

HR 365: The Mineral Grant of 1866
 

Gold Mining Downloads: I have a real thing about books and in this section, I have compiled my digital collection of historic books and articles on mining and prospecting. These books are all in the Public Domain and have been collected from varying sources such as college archives, online libraries, etc. Also included are many government geological studies. Often they are lost among the clutter of online storage facilities like Google. To make matters worse, some of these titles have disappeared from the internet in recent years due to their lack of popularity. I have attempted to arrange these files by subject to make it easier to utilize them. Take note that these files are mostly in PDF format and some of them are very sizeable. Hence, they may take awhile to save.

General Mining:

Famous Gold Nuggets of the World (1900) by Thomas Jefferson Hurley - 72 ppgs., 7.18 megs

Mining Law:

Mining Law in British Columbia, Mexico and the United States (1897) by Rossiter Raymond - 11 ppgs., 941 kbs

Environmental Studies on Gold Mining:

Placer Mining on the Rogue River, Oregon, in Its Relation To Fish (1938) by Oregon Dept. of Geology, Bulletin #10 - 19.5 megs
 

Assaying, Smelting & Leaching Gold:

Instructions for Collecting, Testing, Melting and Assaying Gold (1848) by Edward N. Kent - 44 ppgs., 5.71 megs

Mining Methods:

The Quartz Operator's Handbook (1865) by Wheeler and Randall - 160 pppgs., 7.75 megs
 

Gold Deposit Guides:

Gold in the United States -

Alaska:
The Gold Fields of Alaska: How to Reach and Operate Them (1896) by John Wellington - 68 ppgs., 2.18 megs 

Arizona:
Model of an Arizona Gold Mine (1922) by Nichols, 12 ppgs., 2.59 megs

Caliornia:
Mining Statistics of California for 1866 No. 1 by California Geological Survey, April 1866. - 16 ppgs, 4.81 megs

Colorado:
Cripple Creek (1896) - Author unknown, 60 ppgs, 2.91 megs

Idaho:
Mining Districts of the Idaho Basin and The Boise Ridge, Idaho (1898) by Lindgren, 170 ppgs, 20.9 megs

Nevada:
Facts About Goldfield, Nevada: The Greatest Gold Camp in the World (1904) by Forward Mining Development Co., 36 ppgs, 3.51 megs

New Mexico:
New Mexico Mines and Mineral (1904) by Jones, 59.1 megs

Oregon:
The Miner's Reward: Battle Rock (1904) by Kirkpatrick, 30 ppgs, 1.33 megs
Mines of the Riddles Triangle (1908?) by Diller & Kay, 1.72 megs
Mining in Josephine County Oregon (pre 1920) by the Grants Pass Commercial Club - 1.52 megs
Medford as a Mining Center: A Brief Description of The Vast Undeveloped Mineral Resources of The Rogue River Valley, Oregon (1912)

Washington:

Wyoming:

Utah:
 
 

Gold in Canada -

The Mining Camps of British Columbia (1900) by McFarlane, 36 ppgs, 1.57 megs

Gold in Australia - 

What I Heard, Saw and Did In The Australian Gold Fields of Victoria (1850's?) by Rudston Read, 345 ppgs, 10.1 megs
 

Mining & Treasure Hunting Links

Tom's Treasures - Extensive information on metal detecting and treasure hunting.

Oregon Gold Hunters - Oregon's Largest Online Community of Miners

Oregon Gold - Where to find gold in Oregon

Waldo Mining District - Established in 1851, this is the oldest mining district in Oregon.

Granted Right - Learn your rights as a miner.

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