This year was a test. We had never done anything like this before, yet we grossed $30,000 in the short time we had to mine.

…in spite of the fact that the well-pounded spots probably don’t have much gold left, I see all too many prospectors hike down to a creek or other spot at the first place the road comes near it just because it’s the easiest access point.

The interesting thing about the Mother Lode area is that we can pretty much find at least a little gold in any creek or river (and even in some of the many dry gulches).

Please note that new mining claims filed on or after September 1, 2019, will be subject to the new fee schedule.

There is a material processing principle widely used in large milling operations to improve recovery that is poorly understood by most of the micro-mining and prospecting community...

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.