Whether you call it a drone or a UAV really doesn’t matter they are becoming increasingly popular for getting great aerial videos as well as still photos.
Today, major gold mining corporations all around the world are using drones to map out and survey their current claims as well as possible future areas that may be worthy of future close inspection.
Being from San Diego, we usually head across the Colorado River into the Yuma area or just north of their around Quartzsite Arizona. There are many old gold prospecting fields in these areas.
When gold prospecting, you need good equipment to save time & help in finding gold nuggets by removing trash.
Many of the areas that we go to to prospect for gold are very remote. Actually, once we leave a paved road it could take some time before we reach our intended campsite. Most of the time, we are out of reach of cellular service. (more…)