Arizona's Youngest...and Oldest Prospector

June 2014 by Ron Kliewer

An Alaskan in the Lower 48

July 2013
Our destination was some old hydraulic workings where the old miners had washed literally mountains of material away to expose gold in ancient river channels.

Comments on Gold Rush and Bering Sea Gold Series

March 2014
The 316 Mining Company has not been all that successful, but does not ever seem to learn from their past mistakes.

The Smell of Gold—Part I

June 2015
Some claim they can smell gold. This may be, but when I take a whiff of gold, I smell dirt, rotten eggs, garlic or just nothing: my nose is everything but sensitive.

A Family Quest for Gold

February 2016
Back at our campsite, while the rest of us grabbed a late four o’clock lunch, Fallyn volunteered to do the clean-up panning.

The Best Indicators Of Placer Gold

December 2023

Rediscovering Placerville, California

February 2011
Several areas came to mind, but each was eliminated for one reason or another. One that seemed to be hanging on was the old historic mining town called Placerville.

Finding Gold With A Simple Sluice Box

March 2022

…the sluice is a normal first step up from a gold pan for many prospectors. They are simple to use, easily portable, can capture a lot of gold, and can process gravel 10 to 20 times faster than a person can pan…

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