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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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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Deep Dive into Dowsing
As prospectors, we have a deep connection to the past. We live in a world where technology has advanced to an amazing level. High…
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How To Program Your Radio for BC’s Backroads
In the last couple years the BC government has changed the radio frequencies used on all the forest service roads (FSRs). They used to…
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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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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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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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