Year: 2013

Where to dredge for gold

The Challenge Of Prospecting Beginning prospectors often have the misguided idea that they can just walk out in the stream and find gold. But, if it was that easy to find gold then we would all be millionaires. Dredging for gold takes a specific set of skills and know-how to produce a large yield. The […]

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Where to find gold

Finding Gold Finding gold in America is supposedly easy. The government provides you with a list of areas where you can mine, and you just go and get it. Well if life was that easy you wouldn’t be on the internet looking up “where to find gold.” The simple fact is that finding gold takes […]

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How to high bank for gold

Why High Banking? There is gold all over the United States, the only problem is getting it. The technology of mining has improved over the years. Traditional panning was replaced with sluicing, and now sluicing has been greatly improved with high bankers. High bankers are an improvement over normal sluice boxes with their ability to […]

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How to dig for gold

Dreams Of Gold Man’s desire for gold has always been legendary, since the time of our ancestors to modern day. In 1849, over 300,000 people traveled to California in search of gold. Days, months, and even years were spent hunting treasure. Many of these people found nothing; others found riches beyond their wildest dreams. There […]

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How gold is formed

Gold – A Simple Metal Gold is a simple metal that’s anything but simple. Gold, held deep inside the earth over the centuries, has the ability to draw out the latent desire of mankind. Prospectors dig through dirt and stone to track down this elusive mistress. Others simply buy gold for the ones they love […]

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Mercury FAIL: Fish are safe to eat in the Sierras

Water Board study is good news for the Sierras levels of mercury in rivers “The most comprehensive study yet of California sport fish indicates they are safe to eat throughout the Sierras.” This information reverses years of environmental group claims we need to spend millions to clean up the rivers.  In many of the measurements […]

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Suction dredging is now under attack in Idaho

Judge nixes North Fork plan Ruling means no dredge mining allowed in Clearwater River tributary Previous Next Judge nixes North Fork plan Kathy Rodriguez         Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:00 am         |                          Updated: 12:09 am, Tue Jun 18, 2013.                           Judge nixes North Fork plan                                                              By ERIC BARKER of the Tribune                                                             […]

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This is HUGE: El Dorado County Sheriff Strips Forest Service Of State-Law Enforcement Power

Sheriff John D’Agostini is taking the unusual step of pulling the police powers from the federal agency because he says he has received “numerous complaints.”  “I take the service that we provide to the citizens of El Dorado County and the visitors to El Dorado County very seriously, and the style and manner of service […]

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Know the opposition to mining

It is important we all know who opposes mining of any kind.  Most, like this particular article from “The Sierra Fund” does not base any of their writings on facts, but rather their opinion.  The fact that they are working with, and have the ear of our lawmakers and Government agencies is no secret.  We must become […]

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WMA drafts letter to DFG about their exclusion from any input on Regulations

Western Mining Alliance, (one of the good guys) drafted this letter in response to DFG ignoring their requests to be a part of talks on new regulations.  We are witnessing the complete disregard for the rule of law by DFG and their agenda to deny us any input, or access to our public lands, claims […]

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