re: Anyone here ever think to become a professional gold miner?

Honestly, I know many boards on Tigerdroppings are for trolls, by why come waste everyone's time on a good board?

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wouldnt you like to know. i'll be honest i dont have the full 300k but not far off. once i get to northern cali it wont take long.

i will average 400 a day on the gold fields there and at years end i will have made over 100k. then its off to buying equipment and making plans to getting everything shipped from seattle to ak.

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OK, I'll play....

Where in NorCal you plan on running your operation, just a general area will do? You do know that dredging is closed, due to a law suit, in the entire state right? If you are contemplating a bigger operation with a wash plant you will need approximately 38 permits in this state which take years, if ever, to acquire. 100K in a year panning/metal detecting on GPAA mine claims ain't gonna happen.

Now, if you were lucky enough to locate an old hardrock mine that was a good producer back in the day and isn't already claimed, maybe.




Then you'll need a permit from ATF and the local sheriff for explosives. Again, not easy to acquire. Add in a little geology, you know, so you can read the rock and follow the indicators.




A good mine engineering book will come in handy also.




After all that, if you aren't dead from a mistake, you may just find what you're looking for.





Best of luck to you in your adventure and be safe.

ETA:Couldn't get the IMG thing to work so had to go with links to the pics.