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Spotting Fool’s Gold: Pyrite, Mica, and Other Imposters

       Facebook   YouTube   Share   Tiktok   Linktree     by Goldminingtips Admin How to Spot Fool’s Gold It is understandable for a gold prospector to celebrate finding rocks with a shiny appearance in their gold pan; thinking that they have found gold.  Before celebrating your find, you should make sure that you have actually found real gold and not one of the rocks that are often mistaken for gold.  In this blog, we explore some of the rocks that are often mistaken for to gold.  We also provide some useful information to help you identify if you found a material that looks like gold but is not.  Why Learn How to Identify Fool's Gold? Although some rocks / materials can be mistaken for gold due to their metallic appearance, if you know what to look for, and how to do proper tests, you shall be able to easily distinguish between fool's gold, and other worthless material, and gold.  This shall allow you to co...

Permit-Free Gold Prospecting: Where to Hunt Legally (and the Truth About Unregulated Zones)

         Facebook   YouTube   Share   Tiktok   Linktree       by Goldminingtips Admin Introduction    In today’s regulated world, precious metals, such as gold, are normally regulated by the state. There a few exceptions to this rule where states have opted for a more relaxed approach, in certain circumstances, where prospectors can search for gold without obtaining a licence.  You may also be surprised to learn that in some parts of the world there are no formal requirements to get a licence to prospect for gold.  In this guide, we provide some useful insights on parts of the world where prospecting for gold may not be as strictly regulated as it is in other parts of the world.  The research was  carried out using g lobal data available online to map permit-free zones, while also highlighting the risk of prospecting in unregulated regions.   To ensure that you are fully aware of the ru...