Book
Gold panner's guide to Eastern Oregon
Record details
- ISBN: 0976949768
- ISBN: 0976949776
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Physical Description:
124 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
print - Publisher: Independence, Or. : Cascade Mountains Gold, 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes 2 color fold-out maps. "Where & how to pan, prospect, metal detect for lode, "pocket" & place gold with maps, history, advice from experts, success stories & more"--T.p. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction and purpose -- How to use this book to find gold -- Basic panning & placer gold prospecting techniques -- Prospecting for lode & pocket gold, introduction to metal detectors & basic gold geology -- Historical overview of the Eastern Oregon gold districts & maps -- Mining excursions & places to pan with/out a mining claim -- Mining stories & adventures -- Research strategies: advice for finding more gold & understanding helpful resource information -- Pan testing for placer, hard rock (lode) and pocket gold -- Introduction to mining claims--determining where to prospect -- Recovering gold out of black sand, cleaning and grading placer & lode specimens. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Placer mining Oregon, Eastern Mines and mineral resources Oregon, Eastern Prospecting Oregon, Eastern Gold mines and mining Oregon, Eastern |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | 622.342 .B676g 2011 (Text) | 37814003359560 | OREGON REFERENCE | library use only | - | ||
| Baker County Library | 622.342 .B676g 2011 (Text) | 37814002797513 | OREGON COLLECTION | Available | - | ||
| Baker County Library | 622.342 .B676g (q) (Text) | 37814002579937 | OREGON COLLECTION | Checked out | 06/10/2025 |
