Gold prospecting tools & techniques
Don’t Stop Now! (prospecting year-round)
November 3, 2017 · 7 comments
Your author doing some off season digging in Colorado. The trees are brown, but the gold is still yellow! Don’t stop now! It’s the perfect time of year to get out digging…of …
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Where to look for gold & How to catch it
August 10, 2017 · 1 comment
My favorite educational videos - learn to pan and to read a creek or river to find gold.
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Is it gold? ...Free Mineral Sample Identification
May 14, 2017 · 1 comment
I think most of us have climbed around on old tailings piles, or walked a creek bed, while picking up interesting stones. As gold prospectors we are attracted to rocks that aren’t …
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Using a Gold Cube
April 4, 2017 · 11 comments
The Gold Cube is absolutely a standout product for us small scale gold prospectors in Colorado. Our beautiful state is known for having fine gold that prospectors back in the gold …
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A good reminder - bring your heavies home!
April 2, 2017
That little scatter of gold above Ike’s forehead is a good reminder to bring your concentrates home no matter what! Why you ask? Well this gold comes from an outing to the BLM …
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Prospecting Stores across Colorado
January 13, 2017 · 8 comments
There are quite a few places around here to buy prospecting supplies. When you need gear, please shop via my links or support your local shop. There’s nothing like looking at your …
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Finding spots to dig in town (metro Denver)
May 28, 2016 · 11 comments
Digging in the city means participating in recreational gold prospecting as a guest of a local government, parks & rec district or similar organization. While the tools of …
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So where did all this gold come from anyway?
May 15, 2016 · 10 comments
The gold in metro Denver is in almost every waterway big enough to have a name. In the early days of the gold rush this was confusing and frustrating for the first American …
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Finish processing your concentrates after a day of digging
January 22, 2016 · 15 comments
How to steps for processing your placer concentrates without any fancy equipment.
Read more →Gold Prospecting Clubs in Colorado
January 2, 2016 · 5 comments
A quick summary of prospecting clubs in Colorado with some perspectives on each.
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