its like ...duhh why didnt i think of this
http://pixgrove.blogspot.com/2012/01/stove-made-in-finland.html
we do something similar though, take and make a few 2" deep cuts in the end of a firewood bolt similar to the video above then fill the sl
Read more…My wife asked me about buying a metal detector. I am not sure what would work best for me. I think I might use it more for finding gold in the creek so it needs to be a little waterproof. Maybe even up along the creek banks even. But could be fun to
Read more…Ok seeing as to how it is that time of the season for many parts of the country. I thought I would ask the great question, What do you carry with you for first Aid and survival. Now please keep this within reason. I know different activities require
Read more…http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2012/suction-dredge-mining-04-03-2012.html
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— A coalition including environmental organizations, fishermen and the Karuk tribe filed a lawsuit Monday to block newly approved re
Read more…has anyone used the new turbo gold pan? it's a Aussy made pan you can see a video of it on the gold fever prospecting store under new items . shows a picture and has a few videos too.
Read more…For some reason many people get it in their heads that gold can be found anywhere close to a stream or river. Even though the river may contain gold particals, for the most part, that does not mean one can just walk up to the embankment and star
Read more…When the subject of gold panning is approached, everyone seems to have their own idea of what the best pan is and the "correct" method of use is. Quite frankly, the use of a pan reguarding the method in which one pans is very subjective. Each i
Read more…Are you ready or already in action?
I have everything together for this season of prospecting but the "Lady of the Snows" says to stay home,...... just a while longer.
Claim is .5 mile upstream. Hopefully will get in around the end of April.
How
Read more…Jane "my Wife " gave me a membership to the Shasta miners group here in Redding California so Sunday we took a drive out to one of the claim areas Bull Dog 1 ,2 , 3 and 4 to check them out as they were the closes to the house, Only 20 miles.
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lets say you found the glory hole of all glory holes and didnt want to draw attention to it would you hide it in plain site with names like ...."the big strike" ..." lots of gold" etc etc.
or would you want to scare other prospectors away with na
Read more…On one river where I often go and get very small amounts of Gold, there are countless rocks and boulders of quartz smashed along the banks to small pieces. Happy prospectors breaking in their new rock hammers and finding no Gold. The river eventually
Read more…I am going to build a small 1 1/2" dredge. I have a 4ft sluice with a roughly 2ft head box already. What I am wondering is would 6" pvc pipe work for the pontoons or should i use 8". I have a 3.5 Briggs running a keene 1 1/2 output pump (2" intake).
Read more…I have a Garrett Infinium L/S and i would like to be able to switch out coils with out having unwind the hole cable. I use 3 deferent coils. Why not be able to have a 4 pin water proof connector for a quick disconnect and connect. Any ideas.
Read more…The best thing you can do to better your chances of a successful prospecting trip is to do some homework. No, I don't mean to conjure up images of sitting behind a little desk and enduring boring lectures by a teacher. I am talking about doing
Read more…California...Louisiana
California:
The Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature trail.
A coyote jumps out and attacks the Governor's dog, then bites the Governor.
1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie "
Books out of print right now. It goes over 28 clusters of missing people across the country from national parks and forests. I was wondering how these people could just disappear from the woods and it never showed up in the papers.
Weird stuff. Still
Read more…I know i'm new here and may have posted in wrong spot but here goes.......
setting water depth and pressure with a blue bowl.
rob. of the 49er prospecting store has a video out that really gets it right. i no longer have any problems with my concent
Read more…I am really enjoying this forum. It is filled with prospectors and miners that are not so eager to go off on tangents like some other forum sites I am part of. I get so tired of some of these guys letting their over inflated egos get in the way of
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