Sluice boxes remain one of the most effective tools for gold prospecting, helping miners separate valuable gold from sediment with simple but clever design. Understanding how sluice boxes work can ...

Finding gold with a sluice box becomes easier when you understand the right techniques. Discover practical tips and insights for setting up your sluice, improving gold recovery, and making your ...

Three people have been issued environmental citations for using sluice boxes for gold prospecting without a permit, according to the state s Agency of Natural Resources. A news release was sent out ...

David Bjelland sat transfixed in front of the TV screen, cake in hand, shooing off his relatives as they tried to wish him a happy birthday. Recovering from throat cancer, he was not in the mood for a ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is reminding the public that a state permit is required when using a sluice box to pan for gold. The agency says environmental ...

The running water in a river can cause deposits of gold to form: in the riverbed, on the neighboring inundation plains or the banks of the river. These are known as gold placer deposits, and they have ...

Fairbanks has always been a mining camp, and gold has been continuously mined here since Felix Pedro’s discovery in July of 1902. Just about all of that gold was shipped to the states and eventually ...