Most of the gold mined in California and in rivers across the United States during the height of the gold rush was placer gold. During the 1840s through 1860s gold mining in the United States focused on rivers where miners recovered lose gold nuggets from river beds using simple mining tools such as sluice boxes. […]
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6 Types of Micro-Gold Recovery Equipment in Action
Beach Mining Tips – How to Recover Fine Gold in Sand
Focus Prospecting Efforts on Fine Gold Placers
Removing Fine Placer Gold from Black Sands
Small scale gold prospecting is a very popular past-time these days. It can be a very lucrative undertaking but it can be a frustrating one at times too. One of the biggest problems for small scale prospectors is stubborn black sand deposits that keep them from being able to maximize the profits on the gold […]
Step-by-Step Gold Panning Guide
UPDATE: We recently added a new article that goes into much greater detail about gold panning. Read it here: Finally! The Ultimate Gold Panning Guide! You can find basic information about gold panning all over the web. Here’s the simple truth; it isn’t rocket science. The basics of panning for gold are quite simple, and […]