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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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…
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Search for Slumach’s Lost Gold Mine – Part 2 Expeditions
Searching for a legendary lost gold mine is a little different from a typical prospecting trip. Instead of picking an area based solely on…
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Search for Slumach’s Lost Gold Mine – Part 1 The Legend
There are many legends on the West Coast of lost treasure, mines, and caches of precious metal. They are entertaining and spark our adult…
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Tulameen Prospecting Trip
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…
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Fraser River Unexpected Rock Climbing
In April I went to check out two claims in the area North of Lillooet, BC. These two claims are close to the one…
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Southern Cariboo Prospecting Trip
Here is another trip report from March. This trip was to a claim in the Cariboo region. The claim is located approximately 30km to…
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Lytton Prospecting Trip
In March I took a trip to my new placer claim near Lytton, BC. The claim is located approximately 30km to the North of the…
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