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Exploration of a high bench of an old piece of channel
Gold Exploration

Exploration of a high bench of an old piece of channel

Lots of times there are high bench gravels where a river channel was running before it cut its way deeper...
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Annie’s Engagement
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Annie’s Engagement

It was April Fool’s Day, 1975, when I met the gal I was going to marry. I was 36 at...
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Liz and Merle
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Liz and Merle

When we were working a mine many years ago we were driving a tunnel to reach an old buried river...
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Prospecting For Gold – June 28th, 2007
Gold Exploration

Prospecting For Gold – June 28th, 2007

We’re always out there, looking, checking, researching and trying to locate a new prospect or deposit. It’s always a question...
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The Bride and Her Ghost
Characters

The Bride and Her Ghost

Not more than 300 feet from where Woody’s cabin is now, going down a slight hill and on a flat,...
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Our Gold Reserve
Mining History

Our Gold Reserve

In last month’s blog we discussed the San Francisco Mint in 1854, the creation of gold coins and their values...
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Woody
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Woody

This is a beginning story about an old timer who has since passed away but his legacy will remain, and...
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San Francisco Mint 1854
Mining History

San Francisco Mint 1854

In 1717 Sir Isaac Newton, Master of the British Mint, established a fixed price for gold. This price was for...
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Silver Coin and Gold – Jan 17th, 2009 – 2024
Gold Exploration

Silver Coin and Gold – Jan 17th, 2009 – 2024

Finding a place to prospect is a difficult one. There are many potential issues involved, such as private property, mining...
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Gold Fever San Francisco 1848
Mining History

Gold Fever San Francisco 1848

Throughout the history of our country there have been many events to change our course, but none have been more...
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Pike Bell – Rewards
Mining History

Pike Bell – Rewards

Mining is not for the faint-hearted. Mining is for special people with the courage to face what appears to be...
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Gold Buttons – Dec 21st, 2023
Gold Assaying

Gold Buttons – Dec 21st, 2023

This is just before Christmas and the weather is keeping us from prospecting.  That doesn't mean we get stopped though....
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Don Robinson – Assayer Bio – Aug 1st, 2022
Yes Im a Gold Miner

Don Robinson – Assayer Bio – Aug 1st, 2022

While I was mining in 1980, driving a drift to reach a buried river channel, I attended Sierra Collage’s Program...
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Eating Crow – July 24th, 2022
Gold Exploration

Eating Crow – July 24th, 2022

For 40 years I’ve been chasing gold, ranging from gold panning, sluice boxes, dredging, then into underground mining and open...
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Trails to Gold – July 1st, 2022
Gold Exploration

Trails to Gold – July 1st, 2022

One of the most difficult items in prospecting is to find a place to go! That’s going on the basis...
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Exploration Hike – June 14th, 2022 – Damascus
Gold Exploration

Exploration Hike – June 14th, 2022 – Damascus

Hello Everyone, Deb, Laura and I made the search for Damascus on Saturday September 23rd. What a trip we had....
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Prospecting Trip – April 4th, 2022 – Hadsel Mill
Gold Exploration

Prospecting Trip – April 4th, 2022 – Hadsel Mill

Hello everyone, Just to keep you up-to-date Mike and I met at the Drivers Flat curve at 11:00AM on Tuesday....
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Prospecting in the Winter – Feb 11th, 2022
Gold Exploration

Prospecting in the Winter – Feb 11th, 2022

It was just past Christmas this year, and here in the foothills of the northern Sierras we had two back-to-back...
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Setting Up a Placer Operation – Dec 12th, 2021
Gold Mining Articles

Setting Up a Placer Operation – Dec 12th, 2021

We find prospect after prospect and we’re always looking for the one that says “mine me’. There are a multitude...
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Exploration Hike – Oct 30th, 2021 – Pickering Bar
Gold Exploration

Exploration Hike – Oct 30th, 2021 – Pickering Bar

Pickering Bar, North Fork of the American River Hello Everyone, here's some pictures from all of us. This is the Pickering...
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