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…
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Shortcuts That Will Sink Your Placer Mine
Developing a successful placer mine is hard. Really hard. The failure rate for rookie miners is well over 60%. At face value it seems…
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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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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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Paleochannel Hunting Guide
Finding an ancient river channel is the holy grail of placer gold exploration. If you’re in a gold-bearing area, old river channels can hold…
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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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What does it mean to be a Free Miner?
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,…
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What is the true value of gold?
There’s something about gold. It possesses us, sometimes entire nations to accumulate more and more of it. Humans have had a strong affinity for…
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