WCP field journal · Indexed record

paleo-placer

7 field reports in this record.

Record 01 Feb 2023 Equipment

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…

Record 02 Feb 2022 Trip Reports

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…

Record 03 Nov 2021 Equipment

What makes placer mining unique is that you have control over your own destiny. The barriers to entry are low and a small group…

Record 04 Mar 2021 Science

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…

Record 05 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 06 Jul 2015 Drones

This weekend we completed an aerial mapping mission on a gold claim in BC. Our drone was able to complete four flights and took…

Record 07 May 2015 Science

Placer gold mining has been practiced for thousands of years with evidence dating back as far as 2600 BC in ancient Sumeria and Egypt.…