Looking Back

April 2004 by Staff

Mining Camp Adventures—The Collinsville-Twin Creek Goldfields

March 2002
Collinsville had been the scene of several small gold stampedes. The golden paystreaks had paid well here at times, with two main creeks producing most of the gold, including a 19 ounce nugget found on nearby Mills Creek, which flowed 100 yards away from the main camp.

California State Panning Championships—Foresthill, CA Heritage Celebration

October 2013
Here's the kicker—for every lost flake there was a five minute penalty added to the time. Lost gold generally meant you didn't make it past the preliminaries.

AMRA Takes On USFS in Idaho

September 2015
Mr. Hughes was obviously shaken by our interaction and we are quite confident he assumed we were all missing teeth, long-haired, uneducated, backwoods miners who would immediately become submissive. That didn’t happen...

Rediscovering Placerville, California Part II

March 2011
To get to the gold, the miners had to remove the shale pieces and stack them on the sides while sluicing the remaining material through their boxes.

Ask The Experts: How many claims can I file in Arizona?

May 2017

Q: I plan to be filing as the sole owner of the claim. How many claims can I file for and what would be the size of claim(s)?

Mining Expedition at Eagle Rock—Part I

May 2009
We spent the winter and spring months obtaining all of the prospecting and camping gear that would be needed to sustain the five of us for 14 days on the river.

Family Wins Back Seized Gold Coins

June 2015
A family was awarded the rights to 10 rare gold coins possibly worth $80 million or more...

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