Sampling Mission in Placer County's Last Chance Mining District

October 2023 by Cal Kellogg

The Challenge of Winter Dredging

November 2016
Dredges actually do pretty well in freezing conditions. There are a few tips you should know, however.

To Foam or Not to Foam

February 2020

George was considering filling his dredge floats with closed-cell foam, ensuring that there would be no area available within each float for flooding.

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 Hunt for Remote Canyon Gold

November 2014
A large, 8-pennyweight piece popped out of a very small crevice where the water had been extremely swift in the winter, leaving no visible gravel.

Lost and Undiscovered Gold Mines of the East: Why Research is Key!

February 2023

Stories of Nuggets

A Father and Son Prospecting Adventure

May 2013
As I write this, I am still on a rush from taking my 9-year-old son, Jeffrey, prospecting for the first time this past weekend. It’s not that he hasn’t been along on numerous outings before: this is the first time that just the two of us went out for a day of drywashing and detecting under the desert sun.

The Idaho Gamble Part 1

May 2023

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