Where to look for gold & How to catch it

I get asked to provide my advice on where to look for gold in a creek and how to pan.  I think there are already experts out there on YouTube so here are a few of the best…

First, here’s a great video for beginner prospectors on where to look for gold:

Second, a great explanation of how to pan from the master, Freddy Dodge. He is a great guy and a fellow Coloradan. Freddy also highlights the advantage of looking for bench deposits (only do that where it is allowed!). The actual panning starts at the 6 minute mark:

Here’s another good video from Doc at Gold Hog. Skip to the 4 minute point to get to the demo on tapping https://youtu.be/oMsTOqa998U

And here’s a classic from the GPAA https://youtu.be/tkWGOsopUdE

A good “where to look video” highlighting larger rivers:

Finally, here’s a 4 minute video from me on how to pan https://youtu.be/Y9NqefV8wis

I hope you find this helps. For the experienced prospectors out there, feel free to add your comments and suggestions on where to look and how you pan 🙂

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