Placer Exploration Field Journal

Record 01 Aug 2015 Trip Reports

Southern BC Prospecting Road Trip

Earlier this month I made a prospecting road trip to check out some of my claims in Southern BC. I was joined by my…

Record 02 Jul 2015 Drones

This weekend we completed an aerial mapping mission on a gold claim in BC. Our drone was able to complete four flights and took…

Record 03 Jun 2015 Trip Reports

Searching for a legendary lost gold mine is a little different from a typical prospecting trip. Instead of picking an area based solely on…

Record 04 Jun 2015 Drones

West Coast Placer is pleased to announce that we are now offering drone services. We recently acquired an aerial mapping UAV capable of collecting…

Record 05 Jun 2015 History

There are many legends on the West Coast of lost treasure, mines, and caches of precious metal. They are entertaining and spark our adult…

Record 06 Jun 2015 History

Last weekend I went out to check out some claims on Granite Creek. This creek experienced a significant gold rush in 1885. The ghost town…

Record 07 May 2015 Science

Placer gold mining has been practiced for thousands of years with evidence dating back as far as 2600 BC in ancient Sumeria and Egypt.…

Record 08 May 2015 Trip Reports

In April I went to check out two claims in the area North of Lillooet, BC. These two claims are close to the one…