Yes, Im a Gold Miner - Don Robinson
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
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
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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Return to Green Valley – Oct 1st, 2021
Three years ago we made this exploration trip down the mountain. It was a total vertical drop of 2200 feet....
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Exploration Hike – July 14th, 2021 – North Star Mine
Finding the North Star mine is a hard one. We've been wanting to locate the North Star mine and where...
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Where to Look for the Gold – May 1st, 2021
Every year I go through this and every year it becomes more difficult to find new territory that is available...
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Where’s the Gold – April 1st, 2021
Finding good gold seems to be getting harder and harder to do. Especially when you’re not moving 1000 yards per...
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Flood Plain Gold Deposits – Nov 25th, 2020
The last article of mine was titled “Prospecting after Winter Storms.” There I was talking about what effect the heavy...
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James Bickford – Michigan Bluff Miner – Oct 14th, 2020
In the late 1860’s Michigan Bluff was a center for many of the nearby mines. J. S. Bickford, who, at...
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The Handshake – May 14th, 2020
My grandfather Ollie taught me a number of things, but one has always been permanent in my life. Ollie was...
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The “Gold Bug” – Gold Fever – Jan 14th, 2020
“Gold Bug” or "Gold Fever". My mind says I’m maybe 38 years old but my body tells me I should...
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California State and National Gold Panning Championships – Sept 1st, 2016
September 1st and 2nd 2016 Each year the California State Gold Panning championships arrive with a flurry, and so does...
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The Jenny Lind Mine – July 1st, 2000
Yankee Jim’s was booming, with hydraulic mining dominating the scene at Georgia Hill, at Oliver Wendell Henderson’s hydraulic pit, and...
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