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...and another thing...

If you prospect with me, you'll notice that I always keep my sucker bottle secured (to my person) with a tether. It can't be emphasized too strongly that a snuffer bottle, containing the golden fruits of your labor, will break your heart as it roars

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Any tips on dredging?

My G-pa gave me my first pan. He also taught me how to use a sluice. Never done any dredging. Now, I've watched a lot of dredging action and have the idea, and understand how the thing works. Even been aboard one of the big dredges ( diggers, not su

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hi all

hi all, glad to find this new site. i am in az. at my claims doing some drywashing,detecting,and a little hard rock mining with a freind who has a 1300ft deep with several levels, silver and gold mine in the bradshaws. i will share pictures if any of

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Rocks

I know we all look for Yellow gold, but part of the prospector in me looks at all the "pretty" rocks, My question is .... With out a tumbler, is there a way to "shine" rocks? any help would be helpful.... Thanks

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