Follow The Rust.
A practical, advanced field manual for real-world prospectors who want to move beyond weekend panning and start thinking — and finding — like serious gold hunters. Written by Eric Schultz - Prospector, Mine Owner, and Gold Claim Consultant.
- Read hard-rock systems, quartz veins, and fault structures
- Use creeks and draws to trace placer back to the source
- Research, stake, and present ground like a professional
- Find open ground in busy districts using maps and public records
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Hard-Rock Gold for Serious Prospectors
- Why you start in proven districts, not untouched ground
- Reading quartz veins, faults, and shear zones like a structural map
- Limonite, gossans, and oxidation - the rusty caps that mark real systems
- Structural traps and ore shoots - where gold actually piles up
- How junior companies think about drilling and where your work fits in
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