How to Pan for Gold

A simple 4 step process from the Tennessee Division of Geology to help you learn how to pan gold. Give it a try

Placer Examination, Principles and Practice

This guide, designed for BLM mineral examiners, takes you through the whole process of placer examination. It begins with the basics about the different types of placers and how they are formed. Then moves into sampling and evaluation methods.

Mining Claims Guidelines

Use this Flow Chart from MinerDiggins to help you navigate the process of filing the annual paperwork on you Federal Mining Claims in 2018. Download the accompanying Guidelines for more details.

Demystifying the LR2000

This tutorial will help you navigate the BLM's LR2000 Reporting System and find information on Active and Closed Mining Claims.

Cost Estimation Handbook for Small Placer Mines

This Bureau of Mines publication presents a method for estimating capital and operating costs associated with the exploration, mining, and processing of placer deposits. To ensure representative cost estimates, operational parameters for placering equipment and basic principles of placer mining techniques are detailed.

Placer Mining in Alaska
A Practical Guide to Mitigation and Reclamation.

This short publication provides a clear overview of placer mining mitigation and reclamation methods. Nicely prepared and illustrated it shows the small miner basic processess that can be used to mitigate the impacts of placer mining activity on the land.