Top Ten Gold Rushes of BC – Part 1
Prior to the gold rushes in BC this part of the country remained almost entirely unexplored. The Clovis people and their descendants the North…
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Late Season Prospecting on the Fraser
This claim is located in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of BC. The location is fairly remote and there are no paved roads for quite a…
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Gear Review: Pyramid Pro Pan
Placer mining and exploration breeds innovation like no other activity. Virtually every prospector that you talk to has their own idea of what the…
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How Do Drones Work?
Five years ago you rarely heard the word “drone”. When you did it brought up images of military air strikes and futuristic sci-fi movies. In…
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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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Where Does Placer Gold Come From? – Part 3 Placer
Placer gold mining has been practiced for thousands of years with evidence dating back as far as 2600 BC in ancient Sumeria and Egypt.…
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Gear Review: Baofeng Handheld Radio
Communication is essential for any placer gold operation to be successful. It is also important for safety, in the event of an emergency communication…
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