Southern BC Placer Mines
From the site of the original Fraser River Gold Rush, across the Similkameen, and on to the historic Wild Horse in the East. ... Claims in Southern British Columbia offer a perfect combination of proximity and endless opportunities for gold …
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An ancient river of gold | Okanogan Valley Gazette …
An ancient river of gold. By Gary DeVon • October 12, 2012 10:00 am . R.V. "Bob" Larson near one of the stakes that show where he and his prospecting group, Similkameen LLP drilled in December of 2005 and in the …
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Effects of small-scale gold dredging on arsenic, copper, lead, and …
Effects of small-scale gold dredging on arsenic, copper, lead, and zinc concentrations in the Similkameen River by Art Johnson, 2005, Washington State Dept. of Ecology edition, in English
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Transboundary Mining Threats to Washington State: …
Washington must demand action from British Columbia on mining regulatory reform before it's too late. DOWNLOAD OUR 2021 fact sheet (PDF) OR watch THIS new VIDEO about threats to the similkameen river from Copper …
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MINFILE Mineral Inventory
The alluvial gravels worked along the river yielded black sands containing fine platinum, in addition to gold. The ratio of gold to platinum recovered from these gravels is 4:1 (Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 243, page 59).
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25 Rivers in Washington Where You Can Find Gold
A short distance upstream on the Skagit River is the town of Lyman. A small amount of placer gold mining was done around Day Creek on the south side of the river from Lyman. As you venture further upstream toward the headwaters, you can find additional areas that will have the potential for gold. One notable location in t…
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Dredging on the Similkameen River (USA) | Gold Dredging Forum
Gold Dredging Forum. Links. Dredging on the Similkameen River (USA) General. General Board. Archives. Articles. Historical. Books . Photos. Links. Environmental. ... Dredging on the Similkameen River - October 2016. Regards, Rob (RKC) Last Edit: Oct 13, 2016 9:07:06 GMT 12 …
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Similkameen River, Oroville,WA
Prospecting Tips & Tricks; More... Store. Store Home; GPAA Membership; ... Unanswered; Active Topics; Last Post 03 Jul 2016 03:18 PM by JIM ACKER. Similkameen River, Oroville,WA. 2 Replies. Sort: You are not authorized to post a reply. Author: Messages: JIM ACKER ... I'm looking forward to seeing the glimmer of gold in the camp fire light in ...
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EXHIBIT E – ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
The Similkameen River originates in Canada in the Kelowna Upland (Figure E.6-1). It connects below Palmer lake with drainage from Sinlahekin Creek on the northeast edge of the North Cascades, and cuts east through a narrow valley to the Okanogan River, which forms the western border of the Okanogan Highland (Haugerud 2004). The
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How Much Gold Can You Pan In A Day? – Prospectingplanet
Then a gold pan can yield quite some gold, and has the benefit of being light to carry to remote places. How Much Gold Can You Recover With Other Tools? Gold panning in a river with a sluice box. ... The gold dredge is a fantastic piece of equipment, and in the right conditions, it can help process up to 100 times the amount you would be able ...
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Autumn Prospecting on the Similkameen River
The Similkameen river has a long history of placer mining and exploration. Prospectors began digging in the area soon after the Fraser River gold rush that began in 1858. By 1860 prospectors had found gold on the Similkameen and …
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Effects of Small-Scale Gold Dredging on Arsenic, Copper, Lead, …
A field study was conducted to determine if small-scale gold dredges operating in the Similkameen River exacerbate current exceedances of the human health criteria for arsenic or result in violations of aquatic life criteria for arsenic, copper, lead, or zinc. ... gold, results, river, toxic, zinc, dredging, copper, arsenic: WATERSHED: Water ...
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gold prospecting and treasure hunting leads for b.c.
where the river meets with the Similkameen River. Placer gold and placer platinum have been found in Eagle Creek since 1885, 8 miles SW of Old Tulameen.Good quantities of placer gold and placer platinum have been found in Granite Creek since 1885 in the Similkameen region.Placer gold can be found in Lawless Creek, (Bear Creek).
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Dredging Simulation Test on Similkameen River Sediments
A laboratory test was conducted to simulate potential release of metals and cyanide during placer dredging for gold in the Similkameen River. Results indicated state water quality standards may be exceeded for copper and lead. Given the size of the river, metals concentrations downstream of the small-scale recreational dredger would be rapidly ...
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QAPP- Effects of Small-scale Gold Dredging on Metals
The Similkameen River is located in North Central Washington (Figure 1). During the public comment period on the Similkameen River Arsenic TMDL (Peterschmidt and Edmond, 2004), concerns were raised by the community and the Colville Confederated Tribe regarding the potential impact of small-scale gold dredging on arsenic concentrations in the river.
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An ancient river of gold | Okanogan Valley Gazette …
Barlee describes the Similkameen as "one of the greatest placer gold rivers in the state yielding a bonanza of over 31,000 ounces of gold. A large piece of an iron dredge that was used to scrape the river bottom in the 1930s …
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Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open …
1967, only $70 in placer gold was sold to the United States Mint. However, several thousand dollars in placer gold was mined but sold to individuals who were willing to pay a higher price for the gold than the government price of $35 per ounce. Small amounts of ~lacer gold have been mined yearly since 1967, but the amounts are not known.
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Crazy amounts of fine gold in every pan. | eBay, bag | Originally
Originally Posted on YouTube in September of 2019 Gold panning along the lower Similkameen river is never boring. You find gold in every pan and... | eBay, bag
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Gold Prospecting on the Similkameen River, B.C.
Placer gold diggings continued into the 1880s, although at a smaller scale compared to the nearby areas. Mining activity in the South Fork of the …
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One More Pan
I love the Similkameen river so much! Made a quick stop there between visits to a few claims. Got skunked at the spot before here and needed to see a...
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A catastrophe waiting to happen on the Similkameen River …
The Similkameen watershed is impacted by the ghosts of a century of mining, with more than 50 abandoned mines throughout. The Copper Mountain Mine is so enormous that you can easily see it on Google Earth without much zooming in.
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Similkameen
1858 Fraser River Gold Rush. The Fraser River gold rush involved one of the largest populations of migrant prospectors in history. It is estimated that around 30,000 people rushed to the lower Fraser River in 1858. The rush began after an 800 ounce gold sample was sent from Fort Victoria to San Francisco for assay. Yale in 1868. Soon after a ...
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Granite Creek Gold Rush
A final attempt to squeeze more gold from the gravel was initiated in 1928 to 1930 when a dredge was mobilized to the confluence of Granite Creek and Tulameen River; some gold was recovered, but the operation was hampered by the presence of big boulders and cemented gravel. This was effectively the last hurrah for the Granite Creek gold rush.
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Fine gold EVERYWHERE! on the Similkameen river.
Old video I stumbled across and thought I would share. Had an AMAZING day out on a BEAUTIFUL river. Got to gold pan the lower Similkameen river...
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Okanogan County Washington Gold Production
Mining in the county began in 1859 in the gravels along the Similkameen River. In 1871, lode deposits were discovered near Conconully (Patty, 1921, p. 20). Production data on gold before 1903 are not available, but from that date through 1959 the county produced 34,000 ounces of lode gold and 1,775 ounces of placer gold.
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Dredging on the Similkameen River (USA) | Gold Dredging Forum
Gold Dredging Forum. Links. Dredging on the Similkameen River (USA) General. General Board. Archives. Articles. Historical. Books . Photos. Links. Environmental. ... Dredging on the …
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Effects of Small-Scale Gold Dredging on Arsenic, Copper, …
Concentrations in the Similkameen River March 2005 Publication No. 05-03-007 printed on recycled paper. This report is available on the Department of Ecology home page on the World Wide Web ... C. Site Locations and Other Information on the …
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How much gold can you get from sluicing? | TreasureNet
With all that said, how much gold you take home is all based on LOCATION. Not only the hole you dig, but where geographically you are. I frequent San Gabriel river, down here in Southern California. Its yielded consistent gold since before people thought to prospect it Some folks have secret holes that yield more gold than others. Others like ...
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Similkameen River, Oroville,WA
I'm planning a trip up by the Canadian Border in WA w/ a LDMA Buddy that dredges. I've never dredged before. I have several questions and would appreciate some advice. Wetsuits- …
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Where To Find Gold In Rivers & Creeks : Complete …
Gold along inside bend. As a river twists and turns, the gold tends to deposit along the inside bends, especially on the far end side of the turn. This is mainly due to two reasons. When the river makes a turn, the gold will take longer to …
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