Nearly all professional gold placer mining operations classify their gravel to maximize the amount of gold that they recover. Doing this step prior to running material through a sluice box allows for maximum retention of gold, especially the finer gold dust. Classifying gravel is the process of separating the aggregate material into consistent sizes by […]
Gold panning is a really fun hobby that is enjoyed by people all around the world. And it isn’t just hobbyists that use a gold pan to search for gold. Even experienced miners with a lifetime of experience with placer mining use them to quickly sample new areas and seek out concentrations of placer gold […]
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 […]
Rhode Island has several documented gold deposits, some of which were mined commercially off and on for many years. Commercially operated gold mining operations have been very rare in most of the Northeast, mainly due to the low grade deposits and sporadic nature of the gold deposits found here. There were a few gold mines […]
Gold deposits in Vermont are quite similar to New Hampshire and Maine, in that overall production of the metal has been relatively low. The mini gold rush of Vermont began in the 1850s as people started noticing gold flakes in the rivers. Maps of the gold faults were created and mining activity soon began. For […]
