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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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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Searching for Ancient Rivers in West Africa
In April 2021 West Coast Placer was hired to assist in exploration for a large-scale alluvial gold project in Sierra Leone, West Africa. This…
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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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Placer Exploration in the Yukon
In the spring 2016 I was hired to help on a large scale placer exploration program in the Yukon. The property is located in a…
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Mining the Ocean Floor with Robots
Mining under Earth’s oceans is just starting to happen. We have gotten pretty good at mining deposits that are accessible by land but 71% of…
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