Gold Nuggets

Gold Mining Claim in California

Gold prospecting is still going on in California.  Many of the large operations are gone, but, weekend miners and gold prospecting have taken their place. This video is at the Cargo Muchacho Mountains located in the Sonoran Desert in southeastern California in the United States.  Read more...

This post provided by http://www.california-gold-rush-miner.us/

 

Oregon Gold Hunters

Very cool forum site plus!  We found this site after they followed us on twitter.  Super nice, professional site.  They have over 450 members, over 1500 post and could be very well on there way to being the largest gold prospecting forum on the internet.

Gold prospecting in Oregon.
We invite you to have a look and join them.  The incredible database of gold prospecting information is incredible.  Join today and have fun learning!

Remember to Keep it in the pan!

Gold Panning Tools – A Basic List For Beginners

Author: Christina Goldman

Hunting for gold with the right gold panning tools can be a delightful recreation, as well as a profitable one. For one, these tools can be purchased in the market but could be much too expensive than the gold you could essentially find. To cut this spending, there are other alternatives in obtaining these very required tools.

These gold panning tools include metal detectors, water-proof boots, gold pans, sniffer bottles, classifier or better known as a strainer, shovels, spades, buckets, rubber gloves, tweezers and more. If you are still a starter in this undertaking, your tools need not cost that much.

Metal detectors can be quite costly but it could be a handy tool if you are after those medium-sized gold nuggets. Metal detectors are advisable to use if the gold prospect covers a huge area. This narrows your search area for those miniscule yet valuable bits of gold.

Another handy tool is 2 water-proof boots. As a pair of waterproof boots. As a general data, gold is often found on wet gravels or cold waters. In order to keep your feet dry, you definitely have to have this kind of boot plus a pair of socks to keep your feet warm even when it is on the cold or icy waters.

A gold pan is an essential tool for gold prospecting. It doesn't have to be costly because all gold pans work basically the same. You need not to be particular with the brand name or its color.

Sniffer bottles are used to suck up those small gold bits, so do not forget to include this on your list.

Strainers are used to filter coarse sands and separate the particles from the little gold bits.

Obtaining these gold panning tools should be simple because many of them are abundantly sold on hardware and even grocery stores.

You can find fabulous prices and selection on a variety of great Gold Panning Tools at: ==> http://www.PanningForGold.net/


Some that glitters really is gold

By Dan Sorenson

Arizona Daily Star  Tucson, Arizona
Solomon, a former Phoenician, has been taking the gold-seeking tourists to the Bradshaw and Weaver mountains near Wickenburg for the last couple of years, visiting the once aptly named Rich Hill.   read more...
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Some tour packages include travel by helicopter. Clients can fly into Phoenix's Sky Harbor airport and take a charter helicopter to the Bradshaws, or south to Ryan Airfield west of Tucson to be driven on to Arivaca. Since many of the mining claims and mining ghost towns are remote, the helicopter service saves time that can be used on-site.  read more...
Tourists from around the world hope to dig up nuggets like these with Arizona Gold Adventures.
courtesy of Arizona Gold Adventures