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History

8 field reports in this record.

Record 01 Mar 2026 History

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…

Record 02 Jan 2021 Equipment

As prospectors, we have a deep connection to the past. We live in a world where technology has advanced to an amazing level. High…

Record 03 Mar 2020 History

Throughout mining history, there are stories of scoundrels, cheats, bandits, and liars. The gold rush towns had their share of bad actors but above…

Record 04 Jan 2020 History

In British Columbia it is necessary to hold a Free Miner’s Certificate (or FMC for short) to buy and sell mining claims. Most miners,…

Record 05 Nov 2015 History

In part one of the top ten gold rushes of BC we covered the early gold rushes primarily in the Southern regions. As time…

Record 06 Nov 2015 History

Prior to the gold rushes in BC this part of the country remained almost entirely unexplored. The Clovis people and their descendants the North…

Record 07 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 08 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…