He said before he resorted to panning, he had tried farming but because he did not have, his ventures had hit a brick wall.
“There are no capital requirements for gold panning save for a peak, shovel and the zeal to dig for the precious stone,” she said.
Small scale miners survey the earth for gold deposits using gold detectors. They proceed to dig the earth until they “catch” the gold belt.
Small scale miners survey the earth for gold deposits using gold detectors. They proceed to dig the earth until they “catch” the gold belt.
“We take alluvial gold to the mill for processing while other panners resort to the use of mercury to distinguish their gold from the soil.” said Mangoi.
Mangoi said although panning was a laborious job and a no go area for the faint-hearted, he has no option, but scrounge the earth for a livelihood.
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