Trash! A Hindrance Or Hot Spot For Hidden Gold?

March 2018 by Ray Mills

I love it when I am in the middle of a high trash area and all the ferrous bars go away, the screen number goes to a three or an eight, and the meter is forty to a hundred. I don’t know for sure that I have found gold, but it narrows the odds down.

Finding Streams of Gold

September 2014
Without knowing or even thinking about it, I had put together a map that showed me a pattern of the ancient Sacramento River channel. I also had a distinct picture of where the ancient channels of several other creeks and rivers were running.

Bedrock

March 2014
I am going to break bedrock down a bit and explain my view of the varying scenarios I come across in the field.

SS Central America Gives Up Millions in Gold Rush Era Gold

July 2018

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.

The PIGMI—a DIY Crevice Tool

April 2017
I’ve had great success using it to gather gold from crevices. I’d like to share the design with all of you gold miners reading this article and hope that you get as much satisfaction building and using it as I did.

Sierra County Gold—Part II

January 2014
...we will continue our examination of the rich streams and mining districts, and then take a look at some of the big nuggets that have been found here.

Bedrock Nugget Hunting: Tools of the Trade

January 2018

As a guide to those who are thinking of taking up this activity or those who currently practice this trade, I have created a listing of the primary tools and equipment I use when nugget hunting.

Just Another Ordinary Weekend

March 2015

There was no evidence that anyone else had ever worked this gully with the exception of some old sample piles near the foot of the ravine.

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