Please note that new mining claims filed on or after September 1, 2019, will be subject to the new fee schedule.

Micro blasting can be used to take down hanging rock, separate minerals from overburden, and collect gemstones and other high-value product with minimal damage.

There are a few questions you will need to ask yourself before you apply for a suction dredge permit from the State Water Resources Control Board.

…my intent is to distribute this information in layman’s language so that even the “backyard/shade tree/mom & pop” fire assayers can benefit.

Most placer equipment is really made with gold in the 30 and larger mesh sizes in mind, though if carefully used can often get reasonable recovery down to the 50 mesh size.