The Philosophy of Exploration
Have you ever taken a risk? It sounds like a simple question, but if you look closely it reveals something about the kind of…
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Shortcuts That Will Sink Your Placer Mine
Developing a successful placer mine is hard. Really hard. The failure rate for rookie miners is well over 60%. At face value it seems…
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Hunting for Gold in Outer Mongolia
In 2024 West Coast Placer was contracted to help develop a placer gold project in Mongolia. It was an incredible opportunity to explore a…
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How to Get Started in Gold Mining
Prospecting for gold is an activity that has captured the imagination of man for thousands of years. There’s something about gold that grabs at…
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Types of Placer Wash Plants
There are many different types of washplants on the market today. The one thing that they all have in common is that everyone says…
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Searching for Ancient Rivers in West Africa
In April 2021 West Coast Placer was hired to assist in exploration for a large-scale alluvial gold project in Sierra Leone, West Africa. This…
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How to Lose Your Shirt in Placer Mining
What makes placer mining unique is that you have control over your own destiny. The barriers to entry are low and a small group…
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Paleochannel Hunting Guide
Finding an ancient river channel is the holy grail of placer gold exploration. If you’re in a gold-bearing area, old river channels can hold…
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