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Interesting. Here's the linked article text via Google Translate: Gold extracted by a metal detector from a pebble dump in the Magadan Region Technogenic placers with large gold Irgiredmet's research shows that technogenic deposits with large gold can be very attractive for mining / 1 and others /. However, almost all such placers are given insufficient attention. In 2002, for the first time, the processing of pebble dumps with large gold using the "metal detector-bulldozer" technology, proposed by us in 1997/2 / was practically realized. The technology is as follows. The metal detector checks the top layer of the soil for the depth, accessible to the existing device (20-30 cm). Identified nuggets are extracted from the sands by penetrating the caves by hand. The used soil layer is removed by a bulldozer. Then a metal detector checks the soil layer on the exposed area for the next 20-30 cm depth. The operation is repeated until the site is recycled to the dam.

Mate, if you love your dogs please don't even think of taking them along on a WA prospecting trip. The rangelands here in WA have got a major problem with wild dogs and dingoes, to the extent that some graziers have been driven off the land by their stock losses. 1080 baiting in the goldfields here is relentless for good reason and too many pet dogs have already been lost, some within minutes of getting out of the car.

Probably strip sand from all the beaches, which might uncover old goodies but might just wash everything out to sea. In the goldfields, the wet soil will worsen existing mineralisation - no benefits there.

Jimmy's open letter to other Whites dealers makes interesting reading and raises some concerns about the future direction of the company.