So let’s dive in and see what I can do to convince you that this is the year you should be out staking your own claims.

Some ask if a prospector can collect an entire ounce in a day. It is possible; I’ve done it before.

This is the point where you might ask, “What do these types of contracts typically look like and how are they negotiated?” Well, that is the topic of this month’s article.

The process we will be using is called “blockholing,” and it is commonly used at mines and in construction projects to break up oversize material into sizes that can be easily handled.