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

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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.


PORTAL

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.


RAISE

A good mine engineering book will come in handy also.

LADDERS


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


GOLD


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.

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i will only be doing placer mining. not hard rock.
i will be running on gpaa lands and ldma property.
i also will purchase property that i see worthwhile.

LINK

is one place with alot of claims for sale.

i will not be running a dredge as i know of the mandate.

i will be using old hand and shovel. im also looking into going to colorado. things look good for colorado since they just had that big flood and that moves around new material.

i will be running about 3 tons of material a day. all by the way of 5 gallon buckets.


im not the only person that has this idea. plenty of people are doing the same thing right now and they have shows on cable.

check out the ice cold gold shows on nat geo. and alaska gold diggers. and yukon gold.

all of them normal everyday people with the dream to strike it rich and most do.

also check out all the gpaa show gold fever on the outdoor channel. you will learn alot.


bet you didnt know the gpaa founded the outdoor channel. thats right a gold miner started his own channel. you cant be to crazy to become so rich.....