People don’t really consider the Upper Midwest to be a “hot spot” for gold prospecting endeavors. Truth is, aside from a few noted exceptions this area doesn’t have much in the way of native gold. Yet gold is actually very widespread for reasons that you might not be aware of. Nearly all of the gold […]
Glaciers were once prevalent across all of the northern states in the USA. During various ice ages over the past millennia, ice has moved downward from the Arctic. In the process, it would push and carry with it rocks and gravels. No surprise that some of this material was valuable ores containing silver and gold. […]
There are several folding sluice boxes on the market. They function just like a regular sluice box, but have features that allow them to be either folded or broken down. There is one big advantage to this type of sluice box, and that is portability. Functionally, a folding sluice works no differently than a regular […]
Placer miners gravitate toward creeks and rivers for a very good reason. The forces of time and gravity have forced gold to move down into the waterways. It finds its way into the creeks and rivers where a prospector can work the concentrations that form within the gravels. I would never tell you to avoid […]
One great thing about gold prospecting is that you can get started with very little investment! Please believe me when I tell you that you don’t need the latest, greatest gadgets on the market in order to find gold. Learn how to find gold first, then you can worry about how to recover it. You […]
A shaker table is specialized equipment that operates on the gravity principle just like most other gold separators. When properly adjusted, it is able to separate the composites of the concentrates according to their weight and size. This highly efficient separation is made possible through the major components of the machine such as the deck […]
Hydrargyrum—what a mouthful! That’s also the other name for quicksilver or mercury, the only metal that is liquid at room temperature (hence hydra + argyrum, or “watery silver”). As a result of this interesting property, mercury has a wide variety of applications. It can be used in thermometers, batteries, dental fillings, and— yes, you guessed […]
Location is always the most important part of any gold prospecting endeavors. If you aren’t in the right location then all your efforts will be for nothing. You should have should have the basic knowledge of where gold has been previously found, as well as the specific spots on the river that are worth searching. […]
The method of crevicing for gold has been around for as long as men have been digging for the yellow metal. The process is simple and effective. The careful crevicing in exposed bedrock may be more important than ever. Gold is harder to find than it ever has been before. Every year there’s a little […]
If you are waiting for those nice warm summer days before you venture out into the desert to look for gold, then you are missing your best chance to find gold. And sure, those sunny days and mild temps during the summer and fall are a great time to be out in the field. In […]