Welcome to Treasurenet !!! Heavier deposits of alluvial gold (river carried and deposited)
are to be found from Alaska down thru the Rocky Mountain states , Montana , Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado, - Nevada and Arizona have major gold locations as well. I guess you would need to
contact the Gold Prospectors of America ( or GPA) to find out how to join their organisation,
because they have legal access to thousands of sites around the U.S. They will send you
maps of areas that interest you and contact info. Also you'll have to decide what kind of
prospecting your interested in - Recovering flour gold in meaningful quantities is an entirely
different kind of work than relying on a metal detector to find nuggets . I would think any
serious prospector would be working a pan for site testing , a dredge , and a detector.
Perhaps the most important equipment - Hows your back ? gold prospecting is rather
hard physical work with rough terrain and cold water as the rule rather than the exception.
You'll need a grubstake to live on until you accumulate enough of the pretty yellow stuff
to make it pay . In terms of making a living at it , those who do - dont talk about it -
as they really dont want "the man" all up in they bidness - if you get my drift. I think
your chances on a good beach with a solid metal detector for the investment of time
and equipment might actually pay more. Argentium
