The Breckenridge Heritage Alliance also hosts two sites that offer mine tours and gold panning. There’s panning in the creek at Lomax Placer Mine on Peak 8 and a sluicebox panning experience at ...

The 72-year-old, who has been panning since the early 80s, takes a tiny test tube out of his pocket, full of the precious metal. He beams: “That’s about 0.2 grams of pure Mennock Gold.” ...

Knee deep in a muddy stream and an age-old pursuit, prospectors have battled it out at the Northern Territory Gold Panning Championships. The event also recognises the significant Chinese ...