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

When you have a question about gold panning/prospecting where do you go?  There is so much information on the web today, where do you start?  It's nice to find a true expert.  Jason Kincade truly knows his business.

The following is a question/answer, Jason was asked about setting the angle of a sluice box from the GorpStewsite.  Hope you can learn from Jason.  To ask him a question about the gold prospecting industry go to... Ask Jason

(love your story about sluicing on Yuba river.hope i have some stories to tell like that one day.I was thinking about buying a medium size sluice.I wondered how much of a angle does a sluice need to be set at to be affective.i’ve read about 3to4inches per foot.Thanks!Happy trails). (more)

Very nice start to this new up and coming web site.  Keep It In The Pan.com is recommending you visit, Gold Buddies web site and blog.  They have a variety of information that includes a great article about gold panning.  Other articles on the way are Hand Sluice, Power Sluice and Dredging just to name a few.  This will be one to bookmark and visit again and again.

We especially like the Buddies forum that has great potential of being one big gold prospecting forum with a lot of members, join today!  Keep It In The Pan.com would like to congratulate GoldBuddies.com on a great start! Keep up the good work!  Everybody visit GoldBuddies.com today!

Remember : KeepItInThePan!

By: Marlene Affeld

Today I went through my mining supplies, sorting things out and putting gear away for the winter. I noticed my metal detector gathering dust in the corner of the shed. Shame on me. It is a great tool and I have neglected it. I have a Fisher Gold Bug - a few years old. Although several very fine new detectors with great add-on features have come on the market since I purchased the unit a few years ago, it is a reliable workhorse that gets the job done.

I plan to do some traveling this winter, escape the snow for a few weeks and visit friends and fellow prospectors in the desert. My Goldbug is going with me. I am by no means an expert but I have had a lot of fun and found a few treasures. Metal detecting is addictive and I am looking forward to once again testing my luck. The price of gold is skyrocketing and I would sure like to find a nice nugget for my efforts. Continue Reading Using A Metal Detector To Search For Gold