I received my Gold Prospectors Magazine for the month of March/April this week and I found an interesting article on the Superstition Mountais about the Lost Dutchman Mine.
I had written a similar article years ago for another
I have an idea about making a gravity dredge to try out on one of the rivers here. I already have 14 feet of 2 inch hose. My main question is that if I add 40 feet of 4 inch hose to the end of the 2 inch, will that help t
Been checking the old sites and cellar holes but to much snow is keeping me from them. The only place thawed out is a small park in town. So I took the new At Pro out for a couple hours. Got the expected clad and can slaw today but managed one keeper
Has anyone built their own adjustable legs for a sluice. I spent good money on a set for my Keene A52 sluice and had the best intention of installing them about six months ago. As I got around to doing it today before a trip next weekend I find that
I'm working on a new series of articles that will blend commercial mining, prospecting, and a bit of science. Main theme of them will be tuning your sluice and understanding gold recovery. Hope to bring in not only the U.S. but info about this from
I'm looking for some backpack vaccum Crevice Cleaner DYI plans that specifically leads me to the right vaccum to purchase and convert and the reasoning behind these choices (one vaccum over another). I hope I can put one together and save a little mo
https://youtu.be/WiE8DkAUzuI A friend was here on vacation and brought his AK-47 and two cases of bowling pins. We set up and had a blast shooting um.. I only have one of the video's uploaded yet but here is a taste..
Here in our area(Caribou) we have wonderful mineralization. Gold, platinum, tourmaline, topaz, garnet, peridot, opal. The black sands we have in our cons contains alot of micro gold and gold covered with an oxide of iron. By fluxing
What best at recovering fine gold, the gold spiral wheel or a blue bowl?
I know some like a miller table or black magic, I just like your input on the two wheel or bowl
He knows the value in silver and gold and he knows no one is going to hand it to him. In fact he doesn’t want anyone to hand it to him He will find it himself.
He knows when a mountain is his fortune and he will risk e
"good Afternoon everybody I am new at this and love panning ... I have found what I think to be Platinum or Palladium Is there any easy way for me to test this at home... This come from Dirthogg Paydirt Here is a Pic It is 3 CENTIMETER…"
I'm new in prospecting and i would like to get some advise from you...i was looking for no classifying sluice box, and would like to know if you know any?
i been find the Bazooka and read that lots of people like them, what else is ou
Got out yesterday for the first time. I hit a small creek, because the the rivers were still at flood stage. I have hit the creek at least 3 time and have not even found a speck. I guess it time to hit a new creek. any one else in ohio get out
Hello out there fellow prospectors , what are the rules , laws and regulations on small scale prospect mining in the now new designated wilderness in eastern Oregon ? . When I was a young kid back in the 1970s there were people doing placer mining a