I have seen many samples taken originally with an eye toward getting the highest grades possible, but later someone claims that those results represent an average grade of the whole gravel deposit.

Once I started dredging with heated water pumped into my wetsuit, I never went back to not having heat except late in the summer when the water is very warm.

…as an academic argument, when mated to the appropriate engine, is the pump really moving water at the rate of 400 GPM?

…for a few hours, we fervently dug for gold. After we did a cleanup, I couldn’t believe the amount we got.

With the recent surge of interest in gold projects, it’s about time to revisit a subject that strikes fear into the hearts of small-scale miners: Permits.