In its primitive form, the dipper dredge consists of a barge or pontoon, to the side of which is attached a long pole carrying a strong canvas or hide bag, or iron bucket, which is termed a ladle, spoon, scoop, or dipper, and which at times is provided with a blade or shovel. To the … Read more

Gold dredging has won an important place in the industry of mining, and it has done so by right of hard-earned merit. Probably no branch of mining has come so prominently to the front in so short a time; by proving its commercial value it has opened to the financier an opportunity for safe and … Read more

In considering the prospective value of dredging ground there are many conditions to be taken into account besides its actual gold content; it is like all other classes of mines in this respect. As a prominent mining engineer recently said: ‘‘Each mine is a law unto itself.” Likewise each dredging scheme must be considered strictly … Read more