prospecting

Hey all, I am a newbie to this site and the whole prospecting thing in general. I am a 45 year old disabled veteran, and have taken up prospecting with my 8 year old son, who is a real rock hound. I live in Montana so opportunities abound here. Right now we are doing a little panning and some...

This summer I'm going to Beaver Creek Colorado, and I am wondering if anyone has prospected for gold there; Any Success? If so, Where? I've heard there are some mines by Mont of Holy Cross - Thanks

Hello ladies and gents I'm Wes I've been prospecting for a few years now And have hit troubled times with work ( or lack of ) and have gotten obsessed with a new career as a gold miner. I don't plan to strike it rich more looking at it like a daily job sorta thing. But so far many obstacles...

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Im new to dredging and need a hookah system. I was just wondering because i have a small old air compressor to run tools off and was wondering if there is anyway to make a hookah system with that.

Anybody out there with some good ideas about the Marietta, Woodstock GA areas please contact me. I have been prospecting North GA Cleveland, Helen...area for the last 5 years. Looking for some people with the same prospecting fever or a group to join and whatever else the industry may have to...

I just turned 35 a few weeks ago and have always been interested in treasure hunting and prospecting for gold. Since I was born and raised in California, the 49er gold rush was taught in 4th grade history class. This opened me up the world of this fine metal "GOLD" Now I have moved away from the...

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This is my best nugget yet, don't want to give too much information, but it came from lucious Southern California soil! I was so excited when I found it, I couldn't stop shaking. It's only 1.6 grams, but it's bigger than any other flakes I've found!

Hey anyone on here know how to get/make a leather plunger for a hand dredge? I've been using a rubber ball smushed by a couple of washers and a nut to make the suction in mine but they don't last for very long and I can't always find the right size of ball to put in it. Pretty frustrating I was...

Just a quick question... When mining in a river, should I dig deeper in the river to get gold or should I stay on top of the surface and move around more?

Just a quick question... When mining in a river, should I dig deeper in the river to get gold or should I stay on top of the surface and move around more?

Hey all, I'm an active dutie Army Ranger stationed in Savannah GA, new to the prospecting game as of this summer. I've poked around a few creeks in the McCormick area and am looking for some folks who might want to meet up and work some material in that area. Due to the nature of my...

Hello im turning 13 in a few days and i just began gold prospecting. I live in middle tennessee (not very close to very rich gold creeks) For my birthday I was thinking I should either take a few friends to coker creek to pan for a day (the real thing)or should I order ten pounds of paydirt at...

i am close to buying the angus mckirk rocky mountain gold trap sluice box, and would like some reviews over the angus mckirk gold trap sluices, any advice???thanks to all who answer. :)

i have some sluice boxes ive been checking out. i want to buy one soon. i was interested in the bazooka gold trap sluice, the keene A52 sluice box, the yellow jacket, and the le trap sluice. i want to know which one will find me the most gold and last longest. thank you so much.

Plastic Stream Sluice 10"x39" this is the one. i want to know if it will find me gold and if it would last a good while. it is made of abs plastic. thank you so much

i was checking out some youtube videos and found that many people like the bazooka gold trap sluice box. i thought it looked very nice and easy to use. the price isnt really a problem for me either, so $200 is OK. so i need reviews from other people who have used this sluice. also, i would like...

cant post pics from mobile but it is a solid piece, little holes in it and crevaces, it is a dark sparkly gray color and has a smallllll hint of a gold flavor to it but.mostly the same color as platinum.. Its a Weird non magnetic metal found in bedrock, asseyer tested electronically and acid...

Here is a vid about our search for gold in the local mountains. We pan for some gold and explore some old mines in the amazing mountains of British Columbia. Have a watch. Daryl The Placer mines of Siwash creek in the Fraser Canyon