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The Rubicon – The Rubicon is an area of land the stretches from Bridal Vale Falls in Spearfish Canyon all the way up the Rubicon Canyon towards the Northeast towards Richmond Hill then follows Forest Service Road 220 on the West almost 1/2 way to Spearfish. On top of this most beautiful canyon is 49 acres that Scott Prentice fully owned in 1999 – 2014 that was actually named “The Rubicon” That is what this reference or category covers. Scott still owns a 9 acre Mineral Survey on The Rubicon called “Fog Lode”
Our current Mileage Log and Stops: April 2026 Start Odo: 4168 1-6 Mike and Annie’s 7-11 Oscar Scherer State Park 12 John and Theresa girls 13-17 Myakka State Park 18 Inlets (John Young) Surgery 19-21 Tommy’s (Eustis – Mt. Dora) 22-23 Alexander Springs Ocala State Park 24-25 … Read More
In the crisp, star-drenched silence of the Black Hills, high on the Rubicon Trail at 6,500 feet, I froze one autumn night in the late ’90s as an immense shadow eclipsed the heavens above me. What began as a low, vibrating rumble—like the earth’s own frequency thrumming through my bones—swelled into the passage of something colossal, blotting out the entire … Read More
Fog Lode: A Premier Black Hills Gold, REE and Silver Mining Investment – Lawrence County, SD Fog Lode (M.S. 1377), a 9-acre patented lode mining claim atop Chism Gulch in Lawrence County, South Dakota, is a gold-rich opportunity listed at $5.4 million—a fraction of its ~$1.12 billion in situ gold value at today’s $4,250/oz (as of October 19, 2025). At … Read More
Why Gold Will Shatter Expectations: A Path to $10,000 Before 2029 As a metals investor and a 100% owner of a gold mineral survey/patent which neighbors Dakota Gold’s Richmond Hill Project, Wharf Mine and lived a life following historic gold trends from an economic perspective, I can logically show you a path to 10k gold without bias. While Randy Smallwood, … Read More
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? One day driving to work, this song just kept playing in my head. I never heard it before, so I pulled over and wrote it down. I thought it was just a neat play on words and reminded me of my cowboy days back in Deadwood and time I spent … Read More
Evaluating the Gold Potential of the Fog Lode Greetings! I’m Scott, the owner of Fog Lode. I’m currently exploring the gold and gold valuation on my property known as Fog Lode. What a journey this past 25 years have been. I lived up here on The Rubicon for over 18 years. I moved to Florida in 2014 to enjoy the … Read More
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, a rockslide occurred on U.S. Highway 14A near Savoy, S.D. (in Spearfish Canyon). The road will be closed until crews are able to remove the debris, it is anticipated the road will re-open the morning of Sunday, July 6, 2025. During a rainy season in the early 2000s, I was living near the Rubicon, on … Read More
Fog Lode: A Hidden Gem Above Chism Gulch Fog Lode, a 9-acre mining claim perched above Chism Gulch in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is garnering significant attention due to its strategic location and promising geological features. Its proximity to Dakota Gold Corp.’s Richmond Hill project (See Section A) , particularly the Chism Gulch area, underscores its potential as … Read More
Jack Cole: A Visionary Innovator and Passionate Conservationist Jack Cole was a man whose life was a tapestry of innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and an unwavering love for nature. As I pen this tribute, I’m reminded of the few but profound meetings I had with Jack, a kindred soul whose fiery passion for preserving the natural world left an indelible mark … Read More
Early settlers in gold rushes relied on a mix of practical techniques, observation, and trial-and-error to locate gold deposits, even those deep underground. Here’s how they approached it: Deep mining required significant labor and resources, so early settlers often started with shallow placer mining before transitioning to hard-rock mining as surface deposits dwindled. Their methods were rudimentary but effective enough … Read More
