About
Pickaxe.ca - Gold Prospecting Product Knowledge For Better Buying Decisions
Are you an outdoors lover who just so happens to be interested in gold prospecting? If this sounds like you, then you are in the right place.
On Pickaxe.ca you'll learn all about gold prospecting. We also talk about the outdoors in general including camping, hiking, RV'ing, safety and more. Because after all, when you're prospecting you're often camping or staying overnight in the bush, and there are ways to make that better -- as anyone who has been ill-equipped for a camping trip can attest to.
Tools, Training, Products & Knowledge
Here is what different levels of prospectors and outdoor lovers will find here:
Beginner/Newbie: > find a place to go gold panning in your area. Learn how to gold pan (panning techniques) for beginners.
Intermediate: > find a place to run a highbanker. Learn advanced gold panning and concentrate cleanup techniques.
Advanced: > Learn expert level techniques for getting more gold including highbanker tuning -- angle, water flow, matting and how to reduce gold losses.
Get started by reading articles on how to run a highbanker, or what highbanker to buy.
Or read on to discover the benefits of making Pickaxe.ca your home on the web for prospecting.
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Hi, I'm Dan, the owner of Pickaxe.ca. I live in the Okanagan in BC, Canada and enjoy sharing what I have learned about prospecting over the past 5 years. Whether it's improving your panning, sampling, highbanking, concentrate cleanup process or lightening your pack, you're sure to find some great information here. Pickaxe is here to help you become a better prospector and improve your setup so you can enjoy the hobby more comfortably.
About the Founder
Dan Hodgins is a recreational placer miner in British Columbia, Canada -- home of the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858. As the founder of Pickaxe.ca, he helps hobbyist gold prospectors at the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels to find more gold using a combination of placer and hard rock techniques. As an admin of the Gold Prospectors of British Columbia FB group (11K+ members), Dan freely shares his knowledge to help beginners get started in this amazing hobby.