Closeup to an open cut view of the Bonanza King Mine
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 to its present course. Sometimes you will find where the
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 as to where to start. One day we’re headed down
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 There are many potential issues involved, such as private property, mining claims, area withdrawn from prospecting, and in the wild river
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 pit as well. I’ve run mining projects, open pit and
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 you don’t have a mining claim, don’t belong to a
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. One of the attached Gaia files shows our total route.
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. We make a long circle on our hike. First we
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 snowstorms that literally buried us. It’s been a long time
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 Bar trip down a hogback to Pickering Bar, via Gold