gold panning
The Dolores River and The Hanging Flume
March 26, 2024
http://www.denverpost.com/2012/04/13/121-year-old-western-colorado-mining-flume-clings-to-its-secrets/ Click on the picture above to go to the article directly. Or try this …
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Year-round Gold Prospecting in Colorado
August 25, 2023 · 3 comments
Where and how to dig year-round in Colorado. Includes links to specific prospecting sites recommended for each season of the year.
Read more →Ben Parker: Colorado Gold Placer Mining Hero
June 26, 2023
Ben Parker is justifiably one of the heroes of the Colorado gold prospecting community. He was a student at Colorado School of Mines over 60 years ago. For his dissertation, he …
Read more →I’m on TV!
June 17, 2023
There was recently a broadcast of a short piece about prospecting in metro Denver with long time fellow prospector and friend JJ Long and me. The local TV station, KDVR 31 runs …
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The Wandering Prospector Guidebook
June 16, 2023 · 12 comments
Announcing the latest book in the FInding Gold in Colorado series: The Wandering Prospector. Available now!
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Finding Gold in Puerto Rico
May 30, 2022 · 10 comments
Gold prospecting in Puerto Rico dates back to at least the Spanish in the early to mid-1600’s, so it’s no surprise there’s still gold to be found today!! On a recent visit, my wife …
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Gold Prospecting in different types of Streams
April 15, 2022
Learning about different types of waterways can make us smarter prospectors. Here’s how!
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Castle Rock Conglomerate gold in metro-Denver
November 11, 2020 · 4 comments
One of the great mysteries which stumped The early gold rush pioneers was the gold they found in metro-Denver, and south of there, which seemed to have no upstream source. This …
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Gold Panning In Southwest Colorado
October 20, 2020
The southwest part of Colorado was the last area properly explored by US gold prospectors as they migrated across the state. Many towns such as Ouray, Telluride, Silverton, …
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Gold Rush Ghost Towns
January 11, 2020 · 1 comment
Gold Rushes in Colorado left many old ghost towns, Mills, and mines worth visiting for their history, beauty, and even their gold!
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