Where Does Placer Gold Come From? – Part 3 Placer
Placer gold mining has been practiced for thousands of years with evidence dating back as far as 2600 BC in ancient Sumeria and Egypt.…
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Fraser River Unexpected Rock Climbing
In April I went to check out two claims in the area North of Lillooet, BC. These two claims are close to the one…
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Where Does Placer Gold Come From? – Part 2 Deposits
In part 1 of “Where Does Placer Gold Come From?” we discussed the origins of gold and how it appeared on earth. Now we’ll discuss…
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Gear Review: Baofeng Handheld Radio
Communication is essential for any placer gold operation to be successful. It is also important for safety, in the event of an emergency communication…
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Where does placer gold come from?
If you are trying to find gold it helps to know where it came from. To start with there is only one kind of…
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Southern Cariboo Prospecting Trip
Here is another trip report from March. This trip was to a claim in the Cariboo region. The claim is located approximately 30km to…
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Propsecting Tools: The Gold Pan
There is a whole world of tools to assist in gold prospecting out there. Every day you hear of a new innovative product that…
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Lytton Prospecting Trip
In March I took a trip to my new placer claim near Lytton, BC. The claim is located approximately 30km to the North of the…
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