Over the Divide

August 2003 by Staff

Companion Gold

June 2015
Easing around the bedrock ledges and rock hopping, Terry and I came out into the open and were looking at a nice run of bedrock.

Washington Gold & Fish Regulations Update

February 2008
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) announced the release of their new small-scale mining regulations. Public meetings were scheduled at several locations in the state to collect comments, but we learned just prior to press time that the process has come to a halt.

Guinea Africa: Gold, Ebola, and a Monkey Barbecue

December 2014
With great relief, the equipment I chose worked well, and after shoving into three days what should have been ten days of set-up and testing, we were up and running.

Prairie Creek Project Approaches Final Hurdle

November 2007
Their Prairie Creek project, located in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories of Canada, has a history dating back nearly eighty years when silver and zinc were first discovered there, and includes the involvement of...

How to Make a Rock Sled for Dredging

August 2017

When my “anonymous” friend told me the rock tub was probably a hundred miles from where he safely stashed it, I decided to build another sled and improve on my old design.

The Hughes Creek Placers, Montana

April 2013
Gold discoveries in the Montana territories sparked a frantic stampede to these bonanza destinations in the early 1860s. Hughes Creek is located in Ravalli County, which is located in western Montana, and the gold here is...

Piggin' for Gold

May 2015
Take a look at the picture—it’s pretty simple and you can build it yourself.

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