Official Club Website Facebook Page Kelowna, B.C. is home to the 1120 Rock Club. An active club, they host monthly meetings, got on field trips, assist in hosting rock and gem shows in the Okanagan, and host regular geological and related presentations. Their workshop is in the back of a local Rock and Gem shop … Read more
The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is the first museum established in the province of Saskatchewan and the first provincial museum on the prairies. It is located on a lovely green space backing onto Wascana Lake in central Regina just north of the Saskatchewan Legislature. The museum was founded in 1906 a year after the province itself … Read more
The Royal Alberta Museum is the largest museum in western Canada. It is located in a fancy, new (2018 opening) 419 square foot home a couple blocks east of Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. The museum was established in 1967 with the goal to “collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit objects and specimens related to the … Read more
The Tranquille River is the most famed public panning reserve in British Columbia, Canada. Its notoriety is richly deserved as there absolutely is gold here. Lots of it. And not just flour gold or tiny flakes. With a bit of luck, you’ll unearth pickers and even small nuggets. Located 18 km west of downtown Kamloops, … Read more
Official Club Website Facebook Page Instagram Page The Edmonton Tumblewood Lapidary Club services the provincial capital and surrounding area. As per their website, the club is “dedicated to promoting the lapidary hobby.” With a full calendar of social events, classes, meetings, and field trips throughout the year, plus a full lapidary workshop, the club keeps … Read more
The Klinker Opal Property is currently the only opal fee dig mine in Canada. It is located in Vernon, British Columbia though the mine itself is an hour’s drive west of the city. Paid digs meet on the west shore of Okanagan Lake which reduces the drive to the mine by half or more. There … Read more
The Kettle River Recreational Panning Reserve is located roughly halfway between Veron and Fauquier along Highway 6 in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia. The closest pseudo-town is likely Cherryville, home of the Gold Panner Campground which is known to have gold on their claim. The Kettle River does have a gold rush history, albeit … Read more
Barnes Creek Recreational Panning Reserve is located north of Highway 6 just a few kilometres east of the Needles – Fauquier ferry across Upper Arrow Lake. The area is not heavily developed but there are some recreational properties around and a nearby retreat. The land is mostly forested though plenty of forestry is occuring in … Read more
The Kennedy River Recreational Panning Reserve is located an hour’s drive west of Port Alberni on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. It’s the only panning reserve located on the island. The panning reserve covers a swath of land roughly 2 km by 1 km straddling the Kennedry River along Highway 4 (Pacific Rim Highway). This is … Read more
The Hope Recreational Panning Reserve covers approximately 1.5 km of riverbank on the south side of the Fraser River. The panning reserve extends southwestard from the confluence with the Coquihalla River thought the broadest bar to work is right at the confluence. This panning reserve borders a residential area. Based on that alone, I suspect … Read more