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"Much of the content was redacted on the Remote Prospecting thread in response to possible overt and covert handling and/or mishandling of creative content." I will state right here and now that that is not true. If any posts were removed then there was a very real reason that they were and that re...

And so you extend that "Safety is All" culture to one or maybe two men sinking a shaft somewhere in the puckerbrush? Today's miners are better educated than those miners from the distant past. In addition, today's miners aren't forced to choose between starvation, barely getting by with minimal safe...

No, I believe that "Nowadays" refers to the inherent danger of drifting in the current context of modern, personally acceptable levels in the dangers resulting in severe injury or death. Back into at least the last century, many, many what we now consider dangerous acts were the standard and the ris...

PRG, Hope springs eternal when it comes to drift mining. It is also true that there has been quite a bit of Gold recovered from 'em in the past - but - in the end I'm reminded of the two instances of them that I have personally been acquainted with, one in Northern California (dry country) and one i...

Well, it got down to -25 in town just before I set sail from Trapper Creek, a little over 2 weeks ago. Then, at midnight in Watson Lake at -40 (F. or C.) there was a thrilling night in the truck since all the fuel pumps in town were too cold to accept 'Le Plastique'. Finally, here in Northern Idaho,...

HO YEAH!

That would be an excellent start for the new year.

Joe

The good news is that, outside of regional or national laws, the techniques and equipment used in the recovering of placer Gold are understood world wide. Simply put, Gold physically acts the same everywhere. What is discovered and 'works' in one country works elsewhere and sharing techniques direct...

Certainly there are a few folks who simply lurk here, feeling that their experience level isn't strong enough for them to join in. Sometimes other members, on other mining forums, take cheap shots at those folks who are either just starting out or are unsure on just how things work in recovering Gol...

Hey, One Blanket, good thoughts there - but - consider this: a boulder submerged in water is "lighter" by the weight of the water it displaces. Taking that into account starts a trend towards a difference in practicality. Next - rolling a boulder is much easier than trying to lift it with machinery,...

Many of us are crusty "Old Timers" here, having dug in the dirt for years and years. We have 'been there' to answer questions, clarify something that seems a bit fuzzy or just explain 'the why' of mining things for a long time now. In doing that we all learn and share that learning which certainly i...