Following Man-Made Ditches to Recover More Gold

February 2020 by Ray Mills

Because of multiple take-out points along a ditch line, the ditches themselves become a wealth of knowledge to us present-day miners.

Colorado to California for Gold

January 2022

The total after a great day added with the previous days put them up to 9.07 pennyweight—just under a one-half ounce of beautiful California gold.

ICMJ Visits Downieville, California

January 2023

The Pothole Patch

January 2015
"Suh-wheet!" I exclaimed as I sprang to my feet and quickly pumped my detector coil high overhead to alert Smokey that I had just found a nugget.

The Idaho Gamble Part 2

June 2023

Finding Streams of Gold

September 2014
Without knowing or even thinking about it, I had put together a map that showed me a pattern of the ancient Sacramento River channel. I also had a distinct picture of where the ancient channels of several other creeks and rivers were running.

Panning for Gold on Canyon Creek

August 2016
I was able to remove the gravels with the assistance of a crowbar and I scooped them up with a garden trowel. This gravel contained over a pennyweight of gold and there were several 2-grain and 3-grain pieces…

The Winning Hand

January 2017
The operation and techniques employed are highly successful in producing free gold with minimal work involved while maintaining an environment protection process through the use of recycled water and a settling pond.

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