Top Ten Gold Rushes of BC – Part 2
In part one of the top ten gold rushes of BC we covered the early gold rushes primarily in the Southern regions. As time…
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Top Ten Gold Rushes of BC – Part 1
Prior to the gold rushes in BC this part of the country remained almost entirely unexplored. The Clovis people and their descendants the North…
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Late Season Prospecting on the Fraser
This claim is located in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of BC. The location is fairly remote and there are no paved roads for quite a…
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7 Common Mistakes Made by New Placer Miners
Placer mining is an exciting activity. It brings us out into the wilderness often to the road less traveled. There is a certain charm…
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Gear Review: Pyramid Pro Pan
Placer mining and exploration breeds innovation like no other activity. Virtually every prospector that you talk to has their own idea of what the…
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Autumn Prospecting on the Similkameen River
Earlier this week I traveled to the Similkameen to prospect a gold claim. I was joined by Bernie, who I met on the internet. The…
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How Do Drones Work?
Five years ago you rarely heard the word “drone”. When you did it brought up images of military air strikes and futuristic sci-fi movies. In…
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Hard Rock Prospecting near the Thompson River
In September I went out to check out a claim in the Thompson River area of Southern BC. This claim has an adit on…
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