Prospecting for Lode Gold

The Bureau of Mines receives many inquiries concerning favorable areas in which to prospect for gold, procedure to be followed, equipment required, and allied subjects. This circular has been prepared for use in reply to these inquiries and is a preprint fo part of a bulletin to be issued later on "Equipping, Developing, and Operating Small Gold Mines." The increased interest in gold mining manifested during the past few years (1932-1935) has stimulated prospecting. Many adventurers have taken to the field to search for new gold deposits. A large percentage of them have had no previous experience in prospecting for lode gold ; this paper has been written with the hope that it might assist these newcomers.