idaho

I figure that I am not the only person to have come a cross or noticed this old mineshaft on the river with a door. If you are driving east bound from banks to crouch it would be on your right and on the other side of the river. it'd be a bit of a hike from banks to this mineshaft. I was...

Hello everyone! Haven't been here in a while. Life.... I'm taking my 11 year old son on a road trip from Central Washington to Yellowstone, about 12 days. We'll be tent camping most of the way. I wanted to stop near Boise National Forest and then in the Idaho Falls area before we stop in...

Hi All, Looking for some contacts in Idaho. I'm from Australia and may be over there for a few weeks sometime between March and May 2017. I've been a prospector on/off for over 20 years. Latest detector used is Minelab GPX5000. I've founded several Australian exploration companies and have...

Has anyone spotted the new 2017 - P in Idaho yet?

Well, there isn't much on it other than it was "on the northwestern bank of buttonhook bay". IE: What is now Farragut State Park. I reached out to the Park to find out what the current standards are for metal detecting out there. Last time I was there, there was no fee, and we brought what...

I have recently found an old home site in North Idaho. This area was a booming lumber town in the early to mid 1800s. It appears to have been an upscale house. It was made of red brick which in this area at that time meant prestige. I have found parts of a large cast iron stove, very nice...

I'll be living in my 40' diesel pusher RV (home on wheels) and my Jeep Cherokee in North Fork Idaho for about 4 months starting on May 16th and wanted to pan some places but not sure where or what the regs are in the area. I know lots of BLM areas but not knowing existing claims makes it tough...

I was wondering if there are any V3i users in Eastern Washington of the Idaho panhandle? If so what are your settings?

Anyone have experience detecting around the Pegasus Mine in Idaho? From some state info I found, Idaho Management Area 57 is open to limited gold mining, but I'd appreciate any "local knowledge" that you might be willing to share :icon_thumleft:

I found this stone in a river where we often see Indian artifacts. It has a pattern that is ground down about 1/4"-1/2" with real straight smooth lines . The pattern goes around the corner of this somewhat squarish stone and all the edges are absolutely smooth and connected. I would appreciate...

Hey all, New to the forums and relatively new to prospecting. Been panning for a few years with only a few small nuggets to my name and lots of Snake River Flour. I'm looking for opportunities to get out there and really hit it hard. I was recently up in Grangeville, ID last week for about...

Just had a few questions about these. Looking to buy one and not sure What size IDE be happy with. Tryin to stay on the cheaper side of things But I'm worried about going to small and being u happy. What's the most efficient and effective Size for the guy with a bucket and a shovel. I want to...

Just caught the gold fever a few months back. I live in coeur d alene idaho. And haven't had any luck. I need a little advice if anyone has it on where a good place to start that's close that I can find a little amount of promising color. Just what creeks streams or old mines with tailings I...

First time out prospecting today and really have no idea what I'm doing, but we did find what i guess is a lot of black sand after running 1 - 5 gallon bucket. Problem is after panning what we kept from the sluice I can't seem to find any gold??? We went up into the National forest above Coeur...

I wrote a letter to congressman Simpson today. I Will be writing the Governor next. See the following: Dear Rep. Simpson, I am writing you today to express my concern with the EPA overstepping our Great States sovereignty and imposing regulations upon recreational miners that have been...

Alright this just might seem silly to even ask.. But i am new to searching anything other than beaches.. From my understanding here in Idaho you can metal detect and gold pan on BLM public lands.. The Oregon Trail runs all around the area I live mainly on BLM. Would a person be able to metal...