Due to the lockdown, I spent lots of time indoors this spring and I decided to add a drone as a faithful mate in my research.

There is a major change coming in the economy of the world and now is the time for prospectors and miners to grab a ticket and get on board.

…whichever layer I’m getting the best gold, I’ll work that stratum. Some of the best gold in the desert is not always on the bedrock.

A treasure-seeking young man whose name will forever remain anonymous made the months-long journey either over land or by sailing ship to California after word spread about the gold strike in 1849.

Because the forces of erosion and gravity tend to carry lighter materials like quartz away more easily, the heavy minerals like gold or silver will tend to be concentrated in the general area around the vein outcrop. These concentrations are what make residual placers so attractive.