Gold mining has changed significantly since the early days of the gold rush. While some of the basic techniques and equipment remain the same, advances in technology and mining practices have made it easier and more efficient to extract gold from the ground. Prospecting or Mining? Remember that there is a big difference […]
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Gold Prospecting Research Tips | Finding Productive Locations
Even Small Mining Operations Can Recover a Lot of Gold
Public Lands Gold Mining – Millions of Acres are Wide Open to Prospectors
Sometimes miners can be a pessimistic bunch. I will acknowledge that some of it is warranted… you won’t get any argument from me that its harder to be a miner today than it was in decades past. More restrictions and regulations are frustrating, no doubt about it. And more generally, it seems like the general […]
You’ll Probably Fail as a Gold Miner – An Honest Look at a Hard Livin’
Will the Next Gold Rush be Under the Ocean? – Deep Sea Mining
This mining method, also known as the deep sea mining, is done in the bedrock of an ocean and is one of the latest methods in mining which involves excavation of minerals at the seabed. Ocean floor mining has been considered for years, but only in the past few decades has it really been considered […]
Finding Spots that were Missed (or Avoided) by the Early Gold Miners
How I found My First Gold Nugget (And Lessons Learned)
The Single Most Important Tool Used in the Gold Mines
Gold Prospecting in The USA – Where to Find Gold in all 50 States
Did you know gold has been found in nearly every state? The states with the highest gold production in the past century are mostly in the West, but there has also been a lot of gold found in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Smaller occurrences occur throughout the Midwest and Northeast too. The list below […]
77 Gold Prospecting Tips – How to Find Gold Like a Pro
There are few other hobbies where you can have fun outdoors and potentially make money at the same time. The interest in gold prospecting is as strong now as it has ever been, but it’s definitely getting harder to find the yellow stuff these days. With the right knowledge and skills there is no doubt […]
Find a Secret Gold Prospecting Spot – These Research Tips Will Help…
Digging a little deeper into your research will result in more gold if you implement these tips Spend much time with other gold prospectors and you will probably have someone tell you the importance of “doing your research” when it comes to gold prospecting. This is good advice, but it’s also pretty vague. And often […]
Rock Crushers for Commercial Gold Mining Operations
Rock crushers are machine build to break large rocks into much smaller rocks, gravel, or sometimes rock dust. They are an important tool for most commercial mining operations. Rock crushers usually hold the rocks to be crushed in between two solid surfaces and apply a force that forces the molecule of the materials to separate […]
Find More Gold by Removing Overburden & Open Up the Bedrock
There has been a considerable amount of tips and tricks written on this website about how to successfully find gold. Integral to success is the ability to locate gold-bearing ground, understand how to mine it efficiently, and ultimately to capture the gold. One simple, yet perhaps under-emphasized point that is worth mentioning is that the […]