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Remember to Keep it in the pan!

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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/

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By Dan Sorenson

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As many of you are already aware, Senate Bill 670
(anti-suction dredging legislation) was overwhelmingly passed by
the California Senate several days ago. The bill will now go to the
California Assembly. Our staggering defeat in the Senate has placed
our lobbyists into a full regroup mode.

All of this legislative activity (which will affect future dredging
seasons) is happening under the darker cloud of ongoing litigation
against suction dredging (which could have an impact upon our present
season) in California. Our adversaries have filed a Motion asking
the Court to prevent the Department of Fish & Game "from spending
any funds allocated from the State of California's General Fund on
any activities which allow suction dredging to occur under the
Department's current regulations." This Motion will be heard by the
Court in less than 2 weeks!

We are fighting the biggest, hardest battles our industry has ever
faced. You guys have always been there to help in the past.

Now we need you more than ever!

I have explained all of the important details, which include updated
explanations from our lead attorney and main lobbyist; and I am now
asking for your help. This is all contained in our latest
Action Alert -- which can be found at:

http://www.goldgold.com/legal/670_actionalert-2.htm

We need your help on this more than ever. Thanks very much for
whatever you can do!

Sincerely,

Dave Mack, President
New 49'er Prospecting Association