Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Prospecting shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Prospecting offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Prospecting at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Prospecting? Wrong! If the Prospecting is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Prospecting then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Prospecting? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Prospecting and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Prospecting wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Prospecting then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Prospecting site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Prospecting, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Prospecting, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
Prospecting is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as
fossicking.
Prospecting is synonymous in some ways with mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale and at least semi-scientific effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore deposits. To actually be considered a prospector you must become registered as a professional prospector. This process is easy but necessary if you wish to work in mineral exploration.
Prospecting is quite intensive physical labor, involving a considerable amount of traversing (traditionally on foot or on horseback), panning, sifting and outcrop investigation, looking for tell-tale signs of mineralisation. A prospector must also make claims, meaning they must erect posts with the appropriate plackards on all four corners of a desired land they wish to prospect and rigister this claim before they may take samples.
Old prospecting methods
The traditional methods of prospecting involved carefully and intensely combing through the countryside, often through creek beds and along ridgelines and hilltops, often on hands and knees looking for signs of mineralisation in the outcrop. In the case of gold, all streams in an area would be panned at the appropriate trap sites looking for a show of 'colour' or gold in the tail.
Once a small occurrence or
show was found, it was then necessary to intensively work the area with pick and shovel, and often via the addition of some simple machinery such as a sluice box, races and winnows, to work the loose soil and rock looking for the appropriate materials (in this case, gold). For most
base metal shows, the rock would have been mined by hand and crushed on site,the ore separated from the
gangue by hand.
Often, these shows were short-lived, exhausted abandoned quite soon, requiring the prospector to move onwards to the next and hopefully bigger and better show. Occasionally, though, the prospector would strike it rich and be joined by other prospectors and larger-scale mining would take place.
- note although these are referred to as "old prospecting methods", these techniques are still used very frequently today but usually in coupling with other more advanced techniques such as magnetic surveying and gravimetric analysis.
In most countries in the 19th and early 20th century, it was very unlikely that a prospector would retire rich even if he was the one who found the greatest of lodes. For instance
Paddy Hannan, who discovered the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie, died without receiving anywhere near a fraction of the value of the gold contained in the lodes, the same story repeated at Bendigo, Ballarat, Klondike and California.
The Gold Rushes
In the United States and Canada prospectors were lured by the promise of
gold,
silver, and other precious metals. They travelled across the mountains of the
American West, carrying picks, shovels,
Placer mining, and whatever else they would need. Other prospectors searched
canyons and mountain peaks, hardly leaving a rock unturned while looking for wealth. The majority of early prospectors had no training and relied mainly on luck to discover deposits.
Other gold rushes occurred in Papua New Guinea, Australia at least four times, and in South Africa and South America. In all cases, the gold rush was sparked by idle prospecting for gold and minerals which, when the prospector was rarely but spectacularly successful, generated 'gold fever' and saw a wave of prospectors comb the countryside.
Modern prospecting
Modern prospectors today rely on training, the study of geology, and prospecting technology.
Knowledge of previous prospecting in an area helps in determining location of new prospective areas. Prospecting includes geological mapping, rock assay analysis, and sometimes the intuition of the prospector.
Metal detecting
Metal detectors are invaluable for gold prospectors, as they are quite effective at detecting gold nuggets within the soil down to, depending on the acuity of the operator's hearing and knack, perhaps 3 feet.
Magnetic separators may be useful in separating the magnetic fraction of a heavy mineral sands ore deposits from the nonmagnetic fraction, which may assist in the panning or sieving of gold from the soil or stream.
See also
External links
- Prospecting in Northwestern Ontario
- Historical Pictures of Prospectors and the Gold Rush
Prospecting is the physical search for
minerals,
fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking.
Prospecting is synonymous in some ways with mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale and at least semi-scientific effort undertaken by mineral resource companies to find commercially viable ore deposits. To actually be considered a prospector you must become registered as a professional prospector. This process is easy but necessary if you wish to work in mineral exploration.
Prospecting is quite intensive physical labor, involving a considerable amount of traversing (traditionally on foot or on horseback), panning, sifting and outcrop investigation, looking for tell-tale signs of mineralisation. A prospector must also make claims, meaning they must erect posts with the appropriate plackards on all four corners of a desired land they wish to prospect and rigister this claim before they may take samples.
Old prospecting methods
The traditional methods of prospecting involved carefully and intensely combing through the countryside, often through creek beds and along ridgelines and hilltops, often on hands and knees looking for signs of mineralisation in the outcrop. In the case of gold, all streams in an area would be panned at the appropriate trap sites looking for a show of 'colour' or gold in the tail.
Once a small occurrence or
show was found, it was then necessary to intensively work the area with pick and shovel, and often via the addition of some simple machinery such as a sluice box, races and winnows, to work the loose soil and rock looking for the appropriate materials (in this case, gold). For most
base metal shows, the rock would have been mined by hand and crushed on site,the ore separated from the gangue by hand.
Often, these shows were short-lived, exhausted abandoned quite soon, requiring the prospector to move onwards to the next and hopefully bigger and better show. Occasionally, though, the prospector would strike it rich and be joined by other prospectors and larger-scale mining would take place.
- note although these are referred to as "old prospecting methods", these techniques are still used very frequently today but usually in coupling with other more advanced techniques such as magnetic surveying and gravimetric analysis.
In most countries in the 19th and early 20th century, it was very unlikely that a prospector would retire rich even if he was the one who found the greatest of lodes. For instance
Paddy Hannan, who discovered the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie, died without receiving anywhere near a fraction of the value of the gold contained in the lodes, the same story repeated at Bendigo, Ballarat, Klondike and California.
The Gold Rushes
In the United States and Canada prospectors were lured by the promise of
gold, silver, and other precious metals. They travelled across the mountains of the American West, carrying picks, shovels, Placer mining, and whatever else they would need. Other prospectors searched canyons and mountain peaks, hardly leaving a rock unturned while looking for wealth. The majority of early prospectors had no training and relied mainly on luck to discover deposits.
Other gold rushes occurred in Papua New Guinea, Australia at least four times, and in South Africa and South America. In all cases, the gold rush was sparked by idle prospecting for gold and minerals which, when the prospector was rarely but spectacularly successful, generated 'gold fever' and saw a wave of prospectors comb the countryside.
Modern prospecting
Modern prospectors today rely on training, the study of geology, and prospecting technology.
Knowledge of previous prospecting in an area helps in determining location of new prospective areas. Prospecting includes geological mapping, rock assay analysis, and sometimes the intuition of the prospector.
Metal detecting
Metal detectors are invaluable for gold prospectors, as they are quite effective at detecting gold nuggets within the soil down to, depending on the acuity of the operator's hearing and knack, perhaps 3 feet.
Magnetic separators may be useful in separating the magnetic fraction of a heavy mineral sands ore deposits from the nonmagnetic fraction, which may assist in the panning or sieving of gold from the soil or stream.
See also
External links
- Prospecting in Northwestern Ontario
- Historical Pictures of Prospectors and the Gold Rush
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